On 8 January 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) along with the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Global Justice Centre, Refugee Women for Peace and Justice, and the Women’s Peace Network issued a statement highlighting the need for justice for ethnic Rohingya as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares to hold hearings on the merits of […]
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The Arakan Army (AA), an ethnic armed group operating primarily in Rakhine State, has significantly expanded its influence along Myanmar’s borders in recent months, raising concerns about regional security and cross-border stability. Analysts note that the group has not only consolidated control over several towns in Rakhine but has also extended operations into neighboring areas, […]
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An international conference held in Dhaka today underscored the urgency of pursuing sustainable, rights-based, and politically informed solutions to the protracted Rohingya crisis, with speakers stressing that repatriation to Myanmar remains the only viable long-term option. Speaking at the inaugural session, Abu Saleh Mohammed Obaidullah, Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (Joint Secretary) at the […]
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Bangladesh Prioritizes Repatriation, Refuses Long-Term Stay for Newly Arrived Rohingya According to statements by RRRC Chief Mizanur Rahman, the Bangladesh government has decided that newly arrived Rohingya fleeing forced conscription and pressure from the Arakan Army/ULA in Rakhine will no longer be granted long-term stay in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps. Instead, authorities will prioritize their […]
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Bangladesh Under Threat from Arakan Army’s Expanding Drug Empire The ongoing conflict, power struggles, and proliferation of armed groups in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have long created serious security risks for Bangladesh. Among these groups, the Arakan Army (AA) has in recent years emerged as the most influential, militarily capable, and territory-controlling organization. Beyond the Rohingya […]
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The-Rohingya-Genocide_Starvation-and-forced-labour-as-tools-of-erasure This report – the twelfth in our ongoing series – documents continued breaches of the International Court of Justice’s binding orders to protect the Rohingya, issued as part of The Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar. It is being published ahead of Myanmar’s next six-month reporting deadline to the Court. Drawing on first-hand documentation from […]
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Years after large numbers of Rohingya refugees began seeking protection in Bangladesh in 2017, the Rohingya crisis has transitioned from an acute emergency into a deeply entrenched Protracted Refugee Situation (PRS). With more than one million stateless refugees now living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, long term displacement has generated consequences that extend far beyond immediate humanitarian […]
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By Aman Ullah In Myanmar, the illegal drug market has seen the primary source of funding for the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs). Though need is always on the rise for firearms, ammunition, and logistics, these groups have found drug trafficking to be a lucrative way to not only maintain […]
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On 17 October the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) and members of the European Parliament issued a joint letter calling for greater attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis facing Rohingya both in refugee camps in Bangladesh and those internally displaced in Myanmar. The text of the statement is as follows. Today, members of ASEAN Parliamentarians […]
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ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) is launching an international advocacy mission to Brussels from 14 to 18 October 2025 to spotlight the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar, the dire conditions of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and the worsening rollback of rights and democracy across Southeast Asia. A delegation of current and former lawmakers […]
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