Rights for the Rohingya
This joint report is based on evidence gathered by Rohingya civil society groups in
Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh about ongoing human rights violations in Rakhine
State. The report is based on evidence collected from January to May 2020 about human
rights violations including killings and violence and other persecution and restrictions.
The joint report was written by the following groups: Arakan Altruism Society and
Educational Network (AASEN); Rohingya Peace Initiative (RPI); Rohingya Students
Network (RSN); Rohingya Students’ Union (RSU); Rohingya Women Empowerment
and Advocacy Network (RWEAN); Rohingya Youth Association (RYA); Rohingya
Youth for Legal Action (RYLA); and Rohingya Women for Justice and Peace (RWJP).
Human Rights Violations
Since the International Court of Justice issued provisional measures order for Myanmar
in January 2020, Rohingya from northern Rakhine State have lived in constant fear of
extortion, destruction of business, arrest, shooting, murder, killing and torture by the
security forces. Civil society groups from the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh
receive reports about the following human rights violations on a continuous basis.
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