Tag: Rohingya

Advocates welcome greater recognition for refugees but caution that legal status alone cannot guarantee safety and dignity

Indonesia’s acceptance of a genocide complaint marks a rare regional legal move, raising pressure for accountability over Myanmar atrocities

Rights groups urge UN states to act on Rohingya genocide, stressing justice, ICC referral, and survivor representation

Malaysia would engage with stakeholders in Myanmar to promote inclusive political dialogue aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution

Rohingyas, an ethnic minority group predominantly Muslim, faced a genocide in 2017 that forced over 740,000 to flee to Bangladesh

Volunteers from the Muslim Aid and Relief Society said most of the dead were children, pregnant women and the elderly

The Rohingya are widely viewed in Myanmar as interlopers from Bangladesh, despite roots in the country stretching back centuries

The drop has already caused hardship among the roughly one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps

Four vessels carrying Rohingya refugees have already landed in Indonesia in November and December last year

Each year thousands of Rohingyas risk their lives on long, expensive sea journeys in an attempt to reach Malaysia or Indonesia