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QUANTITATIVE-DATA
SNAPSHOTS
In July and August 2018, Fortify Rights supported a team of Rohingya researchers in Cox’s Bazar
District, Bangladesh to collect and analyze quantitative data related to the situation of Rohingya
in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The group surveyed 495 Rohingya refugees, including 264 women,
residing in 33 different sections of the refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh. Below are
select findings of this Rohingya-led research related specifically to the denial of citizenship and
National Verification Cards (NVCs).1
Denial of Documentation
100 percent of Rohingya respondents reported being
prevented from obtaining official documentation in
Myanmar (i.e. documentation that would confer rights,
such as a National Registration Card).
Coercive Documentation
99.8 percent of Rohingya respondents reported feeling
pressure to accept unwanted documentation (e.g., NVCs or
other unwanted documentation).
Denial of Citizenship
100 percent of Rohingya respondents reported being
prevented from obtaining citizenship in Myanmar.
100%
99.8%
100%
Restrictions on Movement
99.6 percent of Rohingya respondents reported being
prevented from traveling in Myanmar (e.g., not being
able to travel from one township to another without
authorization or permission from the State).
99.6%
Prevented from Working
99.6 percent of Rohingya respondents in Bangladesh
reported being prevented from working in Myanmar (for
example prevented from accessing fields, fishing boats,
etc., or prevented from travelling to work).
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99.6%
Fortify Rights, forthcoming participatory research study conducted in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, July and August 2018.