and live in Mizoram, the State Govt. has been hostile and the Young Mizo Association has refused to ensure protection of Chins as they are considered “foreigners”. All “foreigners” are subject to harassment, arrests and threats of deportation.
The group agreed cases related to internal displacement and refugee situations should be taken up at an internationally judicial forum such as International Criminal Courts. In this connection, e.g. of Gujarat (large-scale massacre of Muslims) and Vaka Palli (AP) tribals) were noted and therefore making it possible to make a complaint to ICC (going by the definition of genocide).  It is because of this that one cannot suggest that taking the issue to an international agency is an assault on sovereignty.
The group discussion ended with Nu Nu Ping and Mang Khek, two participants from Burma experiences’ of life in Burma, the need to flee Chin State and their life in New Delhi as refugees.  They both noted that security is an issue in New Delhi as they have experienced harassment and sexual assault in Delhi.  They also sought assistance from the other participants for framing on women’s empowerment and thanked all for the opportunity to participate.
The discussion on Women in Camps began with personal experiences in the camps in different parts of India as well as other South Asian countries. The breach of privacy of women in the camps is a subject of concern. Camps for Tsunami victims’ families’ ere separated by a saree. Refugees in India are not allowed to work, so the camp inmates have to depend on the rations they receive. Even in cases where camp inmates are allowed to work, they are watched suspiciously. Living under constant suspicion has serious implications on women’s dignity. The loss of space and no place to call as their own leads to trauma as the community contacts are uprooted. Constant feeling of not belonging also has impact on situations of protractedness where there is no consultation and people in the camps have no control 

over the situation. The camps are the places of disempowerment rather than empowering the women. Another striking feature of camps is that of gender neutrality. 
Apart from sexual abuse, the group also discussed the low standard of nutrition in the camps. Following this, the situation in Chattisgarh was extensively discussed.  It was noted that when even when women travel in groups they are haunted with a statement like “why are you traveling alone”? This opens up the debate on hegemonic patriarchal tendencies in every society. The reforms like Right to Information Act are not making any difference with regard to gender. In the camps, the sexual and reproductive health of the women has gone unnoticed. 
The discussion ended with the experience of forced migration in Mahboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. Mahboobnagar is known to be producing the best construction workers in India. Due to utter poverty, people have migrate to the gulf and neigbouring states of Maharashtra and Hyderabad. Both male and female construction workers migrate in search of work and livelihhod. On their return, the male members of the family in the name of social dignity often refuse to accept the sexually abused female construction workers. Both the male and female construction workers are subject to constant harassment by the police personnel owing to their absence in village for a long time. The socio-psychological trauma faced by displaced women in such cases are more crucial because there is no “home” to return to.
The lecture and discussion on Displacement from Agriculture/Natural Resource based livelihoods and Forced Migration by Sagari Ramdas, Director, Anthra, Hyderabad focused on the conditions of the farmers and those depending on agriculture in Andhra Pradesh who are victims of agricultural displacements taking place in the post-economic reforms period. The primary livelihood of most people of