Four Years On: Dehumanisation of Rohingya people continues

29/09/2021

Bangladesh

Julekha is Rohingya and lives in a refugee camp for Rohingya in Balukhali Area, Cox’s Bazar. © Yusuf Sayman

The hundreds of thousands, who fled the systemic persecution, joined those who had fled to these countries since the 1990’s, following cycles of violence and persecution by the Myanmar authorities. Today, there are approximately 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and 154,000 in Malaysia.

Four years on, Doctors Without Borders remain in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia, driven by a commitment to provide the Rohingya community with adequate access to quality medical care and be a witness to their plight.

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