A firm promise to grant citizenship to all born in a country is crucial to halt the cycle of displacement, writes Adam Bemma BANGKOK — The Moo Paa or Wild Boars football team captured the world’s attention this time last year…
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Southeast Asia’s pledge to end statelessness gathers steam
Tagged with: Child statelessness, iBelong campaign, Sangsan, statelessness, Thailand, UNHCR, Wild Boars
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Thailand to Myanmar Refugee Repatriation Goes Ahead Despite Concerns
BANGKOK – With the UN signing a memorandum of understanding in negotiations to repatriate nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees from camps in Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, its refugee agency has already begun facilitating returns from camps in Thailand to southeast…
Rohingya Refugees Face New Threat in Bangladesh camps
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Inside the sprawling Kutupalong refugee settlement, dust swirls around the barren hills where over half a million Rohingya Muslims have taken shelter after fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state. “Before this entire area was covered with trees,” said…
Tagged with: Bangladesh, Camp, human rights, Kutupalong, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, UNHCR, volunteering
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Malaysia: Rohingya must be consulted before repatriation
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Rohingya repatriation deal is being hailed as a “first step” by the Bangladesh government, but many argue the plan is premature. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is the ancestral home for Muslim-majority Rohingya, but those living there…
Tagged with: AJE, Al Jazeera English, Asia, Bangladesh, human rights, Malaysia, Repatriation, Rohingya refugees, UNHCR
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Malaysia: A Rohingya safe haven?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Inside a television studio a small team of four prepare the daily news bulletin featuring horrendous stories of rape, murder, forced exile, and the lack of an international response to these crimes. But this is no…
Tagged with: education, human rights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Myanmar, Online television, Rakhine, Rohingya, Rohingya Vision, RVision, UNHCR
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The South Sudanese Student Who Spent Her Summer Saving Refugees
Betty Asha left her home and studies behind to help nearly 2,300 people escape violence and cross the border into Uganda. Betty Asha’s phone rings constantly. Each time she picks up, a voice on the other end asks for help,…
Tagged with: Africa, Betty Asha, Kuluba, Oraba, Refugee response, Refugees, Rhino Camp, South Sudan, the Guardian, Uganda, UNHCR
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