Rohingya Life

Malaysia's new govt fails to halt human trafficking US report says Malaysia is making efforts to curb trafficking, but has prosecuted fewer cases compared to previous years Simon Roughneen, Kuala Lumpur ,  Malaysia  The United States has kept Malaysia on its watch list of countries that do not meet minimum efforts for the elimination of human trafficking.  The 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, launched on June 20 by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said Malaysia’s government had not demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year.  But the report noted that Malaysia's year-old government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had initiated an official Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mass graves of human trafficking victims at Wang Kelian near the border with Thailand.  "In general, the situation has not changed in any significant way,” said Dobby Chew of human rights group Suara Rakyat Malaysia. Th...

I Am A Refugee By Ziaur Rahman I am a refugee who escaped from genocide, Now I look for a safe place to survive  To save my life and dignity  I am a survivor.  I am a refugee. I have lost my entire life with no name, The suffering continues; I scream with my testimony to repeat it Because I come with too many invisible treasures, I am a refugee. The future found nowhere in peace, I thought I could have this world to stay with home like you; I am a refugee of humanity’s lowest moments, My issues are made messed and sensitive  But still like time, I struggle and I move, I am a refugee. Every year I dream to find a new life. Sometimes I feel the world is coming to the end; No one can narrate, the suffering of the refugee The suffering of Rohingya, Now I belong nowhere till 26 years in refugee life; It is lifeless and stressful.  Being a Rohingya refugee I pretend to be happy but my heart is in ...

Photo: Iftekhar Rashid By Ziaur Rahman Since 2017, over a million Rohingya refugees were forced to leave their homes due to the ongoing genocide in Myanmar. Unprecedented levels of forced displacement have caused global migration and a refugee crisis in several countries, but world leaders have failed to come up with any long-term solutions. Most Rohingya refugees have found themselves in limbo for years, their rights are denied in their host countries, and they are unable to become self-sufficient or more importantly, rebuild their lives. A school is a safe place where children learn, play and grow - basic necessities for any child growing up, but this is especially important for those that are thousands of miles away from their homes and have seen the horrors of war. In 1996, I was in a refugee camp in Bangladesh after having escaped the horrors of the killings in Myanmar.  I started studying in community school and madrasa in Dhumdomia, Teknaf. I was very happy...