Burma Human Rights Network’s report: “We also have dreams”
More Rohingya refugees interviewed by BHRN were afraid of being robbed than those who felt that
robberies were a problem in their area. Some attributed that fear to robberies being a problem in
neighboring areas, more than in their own camp. There is, to an extent, an understanding that
security is not ubiquitous in the camps and that some areas are more controlled by criminal elements
than others.
When asked what types of crimes were most common in their area, fights, drugs, and domestic
violence were the most common kinds listed, aside from arson which was a major issue during the
latter period of interviews for this report. When combined, kidnapping and trafficking account for
about as large a share of concern.
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