The Myanmar government is committed to Repatriation but there’s still no details of how or when the process will begin. The Joint Working Group made up of members of the Bangladesh and Myanmar governments, met on Thursday to discuss the return of Rohingya, with both sides...
It’s unlikely Rohingya refugees will be returning to Myanmar in the near future, a leading Belgian think-tank warns. In a new report, the International Crisis Group calls for new ways to accommodate the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh. In the meantime, while humanitarian assistance is on-going, ICG...
In this survey, Xchange seeks to understand a critical component of this tragedy that has largely been overlooked: what the Rohingya understand about the proposed repatriation processes, and what they desire and fear as individuals and as a community....
Since August 25, more than 671,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape killings and other mass atrocities being conducted in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Xchange arrived shortly after the first Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh and has been collecting data and closely monitoring the developments...
New survey highlights protection issues and everyday struggle of Rohingya refugees ahead of potentially deadly rains (COX’S BAZAR, March 14, 2018)—Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face unemployment and restrictions on access to education for children, raising protection concerns, according to data from a survey that forms the...
February 25, 2018 marked the six-month anniversary of intensified flight from northern Rakhine State. On August 25 last year, Myanmar’s military launched renewed ‘clearance operations,’ ostensibly in response to attacks on police posts by Rohingya insurgents. Since then, 671,000 Rohingyas have fled across the border...
“It was night when the military entered my village. I was at home when they started searching for people, particularly young girls. When they found them, they raped them. They also kidnapped people, some were beaten up badly and others shot and killed. It was...
Irregular migrants, economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are indistinguishable in Libyan law, and are all considered “illegal migrants”. They are vulnerable to arbitrary arrest, where they are placed in detention centers regardless of their immigration status. Libyan Detention Centers: A Legal Analysis considers the detention...
MCP • Migration Country Profiles [ Click on the picture to access the portal ] The Migration Country Profiles project aspires to contribute to a better understanding of migratory trends across Africa and the Middle East towards Europe. The project focuses specifically on...
April 2015 was the deadliest month on record for migrants crossing from Libya to Europe with an estimated 1,250 people perishing in just two accidents off Libya. NANCY PORSIA spoke to one of the survivors from that dark month in the Mediterranean’s history who gave...