Rohingya refugees demand justice, dignity at Cox’s Bazar protest
The United Council of Rohingya refugee group says it organised the protest to highlight ‘ongoing humanitarian crisis’. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied to protest against conditions at overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, demanding more international assistance to improve conditions.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: More than 1.2 million Rohingya people, many of whom fled the 2017 military crackdown in their home country, live in about 30 camps in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.
- Fact 2: The 2017 Myanmar crackdown, which saw Rohingya villages burned and civilians killed, is the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague.
- Fact 3: A joint statement issued by 16 diplomatic missions in Bangladesh, including those of the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, said conditions in Myanmar did not allow for the safe repatriation of refugees.
The United Council of Rohingya refugee group says it organised the protest to highlight ‘ongoing humanitarian crisis’. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have rallied to protest against conditions at overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, demanding more international assistance to improve conditions.
The United Council of Rohingya refugee group said it organised the protest on Tuesday to “remember the atrocities committed” and highlight the “ongoing humanitarian crisis” on the ninth anniversary of the exodus from Myanmar. How Myanmar’s war drives the Rohingya crisis Rohingya refugees protest, nine years after exodus to Bangladesh What would justice look like if there were no Rohingya left in Myanmar? More than 1.2 million Rohingya people, many of whom fled the 2017 military crackdown in their home country, live in about 30 camps in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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