report correspondence
Because of the abuses detailed in this report perpetrated by government forces, no YCR members could be
directly identified for fear of government backlash. For security reasons, YCR would like all correspondence
related to this report to be directed to Andrew Riley (andrewkyleriley@gmail.com), an international
researcher who assisted with this report.
terms/acronyms
APBn: Armed Police Battalion: The police force primarily responsible for security in the camps.
ARSA: Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: A Rohingya armed group operating in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
BDT: Bangladeshi Taka
bKash: Mobile money transfer application
CIC: Camp in Charge: Government-appointed leaders who are stationed in each refugee camp.
CNG: Small motorised transport commonly used in Bangladesh
CSO: Civil society organisation
Eid al-Fitr: An Islamic holiday that marks the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting.
FDMN: Forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals: The Government of Bangladesh does not refer to the Rohingya
as refugees, and instead uses the term ‘forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.’
GoB: Government of Bangladesh
IDP: Internally displaced person
INGO: International non-governmental organisation
IPV: Intimate Partner Violence
Maji: Government-appointed Rohingya leaders. The refugee camps are divided into small blocks, and each
block has a maji that serves as its leader.
MSF: Médecins Sans Frontières: A humanitarian organisation providing medical services in the camps.
NaSaKa: A Myanmar border guard force composed of security forces, immigration, and customs officials
tasked with imposing strict systems of draconian restrictions on the Rohingya population in
Rakhine State, Myanmar.
NSI: National Security Intelligence: A GoB intelligence agency.
NVC: National Verification Card
OIC: Officer in charge: A high-level position in the Armed Police Battalion.
RAB: Rapid Action Battalion: An anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police.
SGBV: Sexual and gender-based violence
SI: Sub-inspector: A mid-level position in the Armed Police Battalion.
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: the United Nations refugee agency.
USD: United States Dollar
WFP: World Food Programme
Yaba: A drug made of methamphetamine laced with caffeine
YCR: Youth Congress Rohingya
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