"Genocide has not ended": Rohingya in Exile

It has been nine years since the Rohingya people endured a genocidal campaign at the hands of the Myanmar military that forced more than 700,000 people to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Most still live there in the world's largest refugee settlement. As Rohingya refugees look ahead to the tenth year of their exile from their homeland, they are also facing compounding hardships: dramatic funding cuts to lifesaving food aid, restrictions on their right to work, and limited educational opportunities. These conditions are driving thousands to dangerous journeys by sea in search of safety in other countries. Hundreds have died at sea this year alone. With little prospects of a safe return home, Rohingya are left to wonder about their future – and whether the perpetrators of this genocide will ever be held accountable. In this episode, we hear from Lucky Karim, founder of Refugee Women for Peace and Justice, about the current conditions that Rohingya refugees are facing in the Cox's Bazar refugee camp. Then, we hear from Tun Khin, president of Burmese Rohingya Organization of the UK, who discusses the historical persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, the mass violence that started this genocide in 2017, and the need for international justice. Timed Takeaways: [4:46] Lucky Karim shares current situation for Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar [13:58] Tun Khin on efforts to bring accountability and justice for the Rohingya [39:24] Roundup: Displacement in the news this week Mentioned in This Episode: Ending the Cycle of Flight for the Rohingya Requires a Political Reckoning - The Diplomat Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year - Refugees International My Rohingya People Are Running Out of Time - New York Times Third Country Deportation Watch - Refugees International and Human Rights First Guatemala says it received nearly 2,300 US-deported Mexicans - DW After Deportees Resist Arrival in Liberia, U.S. Flies Them to Another Country - New York Times Human Rights First and Refugees International Third Country Deportation Watch Details the Expanding Scope and Toll of Third Country Transfer Agreements - Refugees International Whatever happened to the U.S. famine alert system that Trump shut down, then reopened - NPR Trump cut climate aid to Nepal – just over a year later devastating floods struck - The Independent If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and consider a donation to support our work at https://give.refugeesinternational.org/a/forcedfromhome For more show episodes, visit https://refugeesinternational.org/forced-from-home-podcast Thoughts or suggestions? Get in touch with our team at ri@refugeesinternational.org Subscribe with us wherever you get your podcasts and follow Refugees International on social media @refugeesintl (Twitter/Instagram/Threads) and Refugees International (LinkedIn/Facebook/YouTube). You can also follow Jeremy on Twitter at @JeremyKonyndyk. This episode of "Forced from Home" was produced by Refugees International. Our technical director and sound designer is Joshua Suhy. Our executive producer is Madison Cullinan. The show's production team also includes Sarah Sheffer. Our music is composed by Richard Adam Keyworth from Sound Pocket Music. And special thanks to Dan Sullivan.