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Human rights and quality of life issues of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.

“First-hand accounts from refugees about their greatest struggles in the world’s largest refugee camp.”

Executive Summary

• From October 2020 to April of 2021 BHRN interviewed 29 refugees ages 14 to 60 from 10 different camps in Cox’s Bazar
• Of those interviewed 68% were women
• 93% of refugees said they did not receive enough food rations
• 72% described their current safety situation negatively
• 100% said violence is a problem in the camps
• 81% said that criminal activity is a problem in the camps
• Arson, kidnapping, trafficking, drugs, and fights were listed as the most common crimes
• Trafficking of refugees from the camps to Malaysia and India were found to be an ongoing problem
• Arson attacks in the camps were a major cause of concern for refugees that caused death,

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