Myanmar

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country located in Southeast Asia. With a population of nearly 55 million people, Burma has over 130 different ethnic and religious groups. In recent years, Myanmar has faced many challenges leading to political unrest and gross human rights violations. 

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority group residing in Myanmar's Rakhine state, have faced systematic persecution and discrimination by the Myanmar government and the local Buddhist majority. Since 1982 the Rohingya have been denied citizenship, rendering them stateless. In 2017, the situation escalated when the Myanmar Army launched a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya community. Entire villages were razed, forcing hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh in search of safety.

Bangladesh, already struggling with its own socio-economic challenges, became the unwilling host to one of the largest refugee crises in the world. The influx of Rohingya refugees has strained the country's resources, leading to overcrowded and underfunded refugee camps, with families, women and children living in dire conditions. Despite international condemnation and appeals for justice, the Rohingya crisis remains unresolved, with the Myanmar government refusing to recognize the rights and humanity of the Rohingya people.