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to reduce restrictions and improve camp conditions. When survey respondents were asked if they believed
organisations working in the camps are effective in advocating with the government to improve conditions
for Rohingya, 93 percent said ‘not at all’ or ‘a little,’ and only 7 percent said ‘quite a bit’ or ‘extremely.’
Rohingya Reflections: Ninety-four percent of survey respondents reported that their mental health was
highly impacted by movement restrictions. Rohingya expressed extreme hopelessness and despair due to
the restrictions. Some respondents reported the desire to stop living or to die by suicide due to the suffering
caused by restrictions. Many expressed feelings of dehumanisation and humiliation, and others expressed
sorrow at the thought of their children and future generations continuing to suffer in the camps with no
end in sight. Others expressed the belief that restrictions clearly violate their basic human rights.
Samira offered her own sobering assessment, “This persecution is the worst there is.”
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