been sentenced and some have been sent to youth detention facilities, including
Hnget Awe San Youth Detention Center in the Yangon region. 13
35. Incidents of rape, sexual violence and torture on route by brokers, members of
ethnic armed organisations and security forces are prevalent. Many are injured,
suffer from ill-health and loss of life. Most of our research participants in Bangladesh
and Myanmar reported that even when people are aware of these risks, they still
travel, such is the humanitarian and economic situation or many Rohingya families
in both Bangladesh and in Myanmar.14
Recommended areas of investigation
36. Until Rohingyas refugees have access to legal protections and durable solutions,
they will continue to undertake unsafe and irregular journeys beyond Bangladesh.
Rohingyas are suffering the impact of intergenerational statelessness in Bangladesh
and beyond. We recommend that the SR consider the following areas when
assessing the situation for Rohingya in Bangladesh:
• Access to legal status and legal protections for refugees
• Access to income earning opportunities, including in local, informal and refugee
economies
• Access to formal education and training for refugees to secure their futures
• Access to safe and regular migration routes for Rohingyas including family reunion
and resettlement
• Increased focus on durable solutions shared by Bangladesh and other States
• Security and safety in the refugee camps including tackling impunity in refugee
camps
For more information on ISI’s work on this subject, please contact:
Natalie Brinham: Natalie.brinham@institutesi.org
For more information on the current situation for Rohingyas on the move, please contact
Free Rohingya Coalition:
Nay San Lwin: nslwin@rohingyablogger.com +4917662139138
13
Dangerous Journeys through Myanmar: Insecurities and Immobilities for Rohingya Women in Postcoup Myanmar, ISI, https://files.institutesi.org/Rohingya_Women_in_Post-Coup_Myanmar.pdf
14
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