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Myanmar: Rohingya Genocide Case Steps Toward Justice
International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings beginning February 21, 2022 underline the critical importance of bringing justice for the Myanmar military’s abuses against ethnic Rohingya, Human Rights Watch and the Global Justice Center said today. The groups released a question-and-answer document outlining recent developments in the case, including the impact of the February 1, 2021 military coup […]
U.N. Increases Aid in Myanmar as More Displaced by Coup’s Consequences
U.N. and other aid agencies are increasing humanitarian operations in Myanmar in response to a growing displacement crisis there. The number of displaced people in Myanmar has doubled to more than 800,000 since the military junta seized power from the democratically elected government a year ago. The U.N. Refugee Agency says that number is likely […]
Involving Rohingya refugees in reforestation in Bangladesh to reduce disaster risks
Mr. Nasir Ahmed is a Rohingya refugee, who has been engaged in planting trees in Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh, the world’s biggest refugee camp. Mr. Ahmed receives cash for greening the refugee campsites where local forests were affected by the refugee influx in 2017, by far the largest and fastest refugee influx into Bangladesh. […]
New report reveals ‘miserable’ conditions in Rohingya refugee camps
Rife with violence and a risk of kidnapping. Organized crime and arson. A lack of food and scant medical supplies. This is life in the Rohingya refugee camps, according to a new report by the Burma Human Rights Network. Over 700,000 Rohingya people fled the Myanmar state of Rakhine in 2017 amid religious persecution from the Myanmar military. Since […]
NGO: International community must start talks for 3rd-country Rohingya resettlementv
Bangladesh should boost security in Rohingya camps, allow refugees to work and pursue education, and begin cooperation with the international community to resettle the stateless minority from Myanmar in a third country, a U.K.-based NGO said in a report released Tuesday. The recommendations by the Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) were based on a survey […]
Rohingya refugees abusing host’s generosity
Bangladesh has sheltered the Rohingya people out of humanitarian consideration but many of them are abusing the generosity extended to them. Producing false documents, they have already received birth registration, national identity cards (NID) and even passports. Had such manipulative citizenships been just a few isolated incidents, it would not be as grave a cause […]
Myanmar shadow government drops objections to ICJ’s Rohingya genocide case
Before the military seized power last year, Myanmar’s government led by the now-ousted Aung San Suu Kyi had filed preliminary objections to the ICJ over the case brought by Gambia in a move seen as likely to delay proceedings. The National Unity Government (NUG), a parallel administration including deposed lawmakers in exile, said in a […]
Rohingya camps: Arsa riddle needs to be solved: experts
Despite the government’s assertions to the contrary, the recent arrest of an Arsa chief’s brother from a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar strongly hints atthe insurgent group’s presence inside the refugee camps, residents and experts said. Experts also said the government should seriously investigate the arrest of Mohammad Shah Ali, also an alleged operative of […]
Risky dwelling for Rohingya living on hill slopes
Around 6,000 Rohingyas should be evacuated from two camps in Cox’s Bazar to avert casualties as they are living on hilly slopes that are vulnerable to landslides, said a government report. The Department of Environment (DoE) report said the hillocks of the camps, which have been razed by 75 to 90 degrees, are at risk […]
Drawing parallels: 50 years apart
On January 21, I was deep in thought remembering the difficult journey I made from Calcutta to Dacca all those years ago in January 1972. However, my continuing deep concern today is the continuing uncertain plans of repatriation to the Rakhine State of Myanmar of the Rohingya refugees. The contrast between January 1972 and January […]Donate Now
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It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]
