Human rights and quality of life issues of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. 

  “First-hand accounts from refugees about their greatest struggles in the world’s largest refugee camp.”  

Executive Summary

• From October 2020 to April of 2021 BHRN interviewed 29 refugees ages 14 to 60 from 10 different camps in Cox’s Bazar

• Of those interviewed 68% were women

• 93% of refugees said they did not receive enough food rations

• 72% described their current safety situation negatively

• 100% said violence is a problem in the camps

• 81% said that criminal activity is a problem in the camps

• Arson, kidnapping, trafficking, drugs, and fights were listed as the most common crimes

• Trafficking of refugees from the camps to Malaysia and India were found to be an ongoing problem

• Arson attacks in the camps were a major cause of concern for refugees that caused death,