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Report: Conditions Unsafe for Return of Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - Conditions in Myanmar are far too dangerous for the safe,
   dignified return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have
   fled to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to escape violence and persecution in
   their home country, according to a report by the U.N. Office of the
   High Commissioner for Human Rights.

   More than 730,000 Rohingya refugees are living in squalid, overcrowded
   camps in Cox's Bazar. While conditions in Bangladesh remain dire, U.N.
   officials say the situation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state is
   worse and far more threatening.

   U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore presented
   the report to the U.N. council. She says Rohingya Muslims in northern
   Rakhine state face serious discrimination, and continuous, systematic
   violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms.

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