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RRRC urges sustained global support as Rohingya crisis enters tenth year The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) has called for sustained international support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities as the crisis enters its tenth year, warning that declining humanitarian funding and continuing insecurity are […]

Repatriation only sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis, says Defence Adviser Bangladesh’s Defence Adviser Brig. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. AKM Shamsul Islam has reaffirmed that the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees remains the only sustainable solution to the protracted crisis, stressing that the government is pursuing a humanitarian, security-conscious and diplomacy-driven strategy […]

Tens of thousands of Rohingya rally in Bangladesh camps, demand safe return to Myanmar Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied across camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday, demanding international action to create conditions for their safe, voluntary and dignified return to Myanmar, nine years after hundreds of thousands […]

Myanmar civil society groups call for Rohingya justice and equality on Rohingya genocide remembrance day A coalition of Myanmar civil society and activist organizations marked Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day on August 25 with a joint message expressing solidarity with Rohingya communities and calling for justice, equality, and an end to […]

IIMM documents allegations of killings, sexual violence and displacement of Rohingya in Rakhine State The United Nations’ Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) has documented allegations of killings, sexual and gender-based violence, forced displacement, arbitrary detention and other serious abuses against Rohingya civilians amid escalating fighting between the Myanmar military […]

“My baby was burned alive”: Nine years on, Rohingya survivors still carry the pain of 2017 Nine years after Myanmar military operations in Rakhine State drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes, survivors say the memories of killings, arson and violence remain painfully vivid, even as some begin […]

Stronger global action urged as Rohingya crisis enters ninth year Government officials, humanitarian leaders and Rohingya advocates have called for stronger, better coordinated and sustained international action as the Rohingya crisis enters its ninth year, warning that declining global attention and shrinking humanitarian funding are placing growing pressure on refugees […]

Bangladesh rejects Myanmar claim that only 540,000 Rohingya fled in 2016–17 Bangladesh has rejected Myanmar’s claim that only 540,000 people crossed into the country during the 2016–2017 Rohingya crisis, disputing Naypyidaw’s account of the mass displacement from northern Rakhine State and raising questions about the reliability of Myanmar’s verification process. […]

Rohingya genocide case: Expectations grow over ICJ final Judgment Expectations are mounting among Rohingya communities and international observers over a final judgment in the genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), with attention increasingly focused on when the Court may deliver its […]