Rohingya crisis

Why the Rohingya Are Being Treated the Way They Are

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Why the Rohingya Are Being Treated the Way They Are

Rows and rows of neatly set blocks of two-roomed tenements line the eastern corner of Bhasan Char, a 40-square kilometer sand-bar island off the coast of Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal within Bangladesh’s territorial waters.  Women cradle their babies in the narrow and cramped balconies of this sprawling mass of concrete while the men … Read more

Cash Incentives and Coercion: The Controversial Strategy for Rohingya Repatriation

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Cash Incentives and Coercion: The Controversial Strategy for Rohingya Repatriation

Advertisement Reports of coercive tactics and cash incentives being employed by the Bangladeshi government to induce Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar have stirred concern among human rights advocates and humanitarian agencies. The authorities in Bangladesh are reportedly utilizing misinformation, threats of violence, and financial incentives as part of a larger strategy aimed at facilitating … Read more