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28 Nov ODI “Dignity and the Displaced: Rohingya in Bangladesh” – Investigating Understandings of Dignity in a Humanitarian Displacement Crisis.

Posted at 08:27h in Latest by Xchange Foundation

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17 Oct UNHCR Desperate Journeys: A Look into Migrants and Refugees Risky Journeys

Posted at 15:12h in Latest by Ruun Adde

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently released their “Desperate Journeys” report which looks at the treacherous journeys that migrants take to reach Europe via the Mediterranean. Despite the decrease in arrivals over the past few years via the Central Mediterranean Route, sea arrivals continue to rise in Spain and Greece. Between January and June this year,...

14 Sep Asia Refugee Policy Analysis

Posted at 00:00h in Reports, Latest by Gayathry Venugopal

The most recent chapter in a decades-long series of Rohingya refugee crises, which erupted in August 2017, has reignited discussion over the policies and legal structures, or lack thereof, to protect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Asia. Policy and binding legal frameworks...

13 Sep Rohingya Refugee Voices: “I want freedom and rights”

Posted at 10:35h in Latest, Migrant Voices by Xchange Foundation

Marzhan is a Rohingya mother who has lived in Kutupalong expansion site in Bangladesh since 2017. Marzhan watches her youngest son, Jorin, playing in the dust with a battered toy car, under their shelter constructed of navy plastic sheets and bamboo poles. 37-year-old Marzhan is one...

28 Aug “The Rohingya Amongst Us”: Bangladeshi Perspectives on the Rohingya Crisis Survey

Posted at 09:00h in Reports, Latest, Spotlight by Xchange Foundation

August 25, 2018 marks one year since the beginning of an aggressive Myanmar military “crackdown”, a disproportionate and indiscriminate campaign in response to coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents. The military’s self-described “clearance operations” drove an estimated 706,000 Rohingya Muslims en masse across the border from...

22 Aug Human Rights Watch Latest Report Examines the Hardships Rohingya Refugees Face Living in Bangladesh

Posted at 16:31h in Latest by Ruun Adde

The latest report from Human Rights Watch “Bangladesh Is Not My Country: The Plight of Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar” examines the deteriorating conditions Rohingya refugees face living in camps in Bangladesh after hundreds of thousands fled from their homes in Rakhine State, Myanmar after the...

25 Jul India’s home minister pledges aid to Rohingya refugees after meeting with Bangladesh PM

Posted at 10:37h in Latest by Ruun Adde

Following a three-day visit to Dhaka and an official meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, India's Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, has pledged further relief materials to over 750,000 Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar region in Bangladesh. The meeting between the two officials focused on...

09 Jul Amnesty International Report points finger at Myanmar military over Rohingya crimes

Posted at 11:53h in Latest by Xchange Foundation

A senior rights group says it has ‘credible’ evidence of crimes against the Rohingya and names those responsible. Amnesty International has released a report based on 400+ interviews and a body of forensic, photographic and audio materials which show the coordination of attacks on Rohingya people. They...

25 Jun Rohingya girls face a life of limited opportunities, even in the refugee camps, a charity report finds

Posted at 09:00h in Latest by Xchange Foundation

The ‘Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices of the Rohingya’ report by Plan International, wanted to understand the perspectives and quality of life of refugee girls between the ages of 10 and 19. Through 300 interviews, the report identified issues surrounding food security, access to water and...

11 Jun Four hundred Rohingya women and girls have used their thumbprints to sign a legal submission to the International Criminal Court.

Posted at 09:37h in Latest by Xchange

The document calls on the ICC to investigate recent crimes and atrocities committed against Rohingya. Human rights lawyers and prosecutors are using an unconventional technicality of human rights law which states that human rights abuses are still being committed against Rohingya in Bangladesh, by virtue of...