G20 Summit and India’s Treatment of Rohingya
As India hosts the world’s most powerful leaders for this year’s G20 Summit, those leaders should ask what India has done to address a genocide in its own neighborhood.
September 8, 2023
Daniel P. Sullivan
director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
Dan Sullivan is the director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East at Refugees International. Dan focuses on Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, and other areas affected by mass displacement. Prior to joining Refugees International, Dan worked for five years with United to End Genocide (formerly Save Darfur), first as a senior policy analyst then as director of policy and government relations, leading strategic planning, report writing, and development of policy recommendations on Myanmar, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.
He has more than 15 years of human rights and foreign policy experience having worked for the Brookings Institution, Human Rights First, and the Albright Stonebridge Group, where he assisted former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in her role as co-chair of the Genocide Prevention Task Force. Dan has been a featured speaker at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the London School of Economics and has provided expert testimony before the U.S. Congress. He has been featured on several media outlets including MSNBC, CBS News, NPR, Al Jazeera, and Voice of America TV. His work has been published in the Journal of Modern African Studies, the Journal of Peace Research, The Nation, U.S. News and World Report, and USA Today. Dan has a Master’s degree in International Conflict Management from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Harvard University.
Publications by the Author
Return to a Displaced Nation: The Sudan Crisis and South Sudan’s Returnees
The crisis in Sudan has accelerated. No more time can be wasted as hundreds of thousands more potential returnees wait in the wings.
July 27, 2023
Rohingya Infant’s Death a Symptom of India’s Flawed Detention Policy
Rohingya activists in India have reported the death of a five-month-old Rohingya girl following the use of teargas by Indian authorities.
July 25, 2023
The Wire: ‘Separated and Detained’: Will Biden and Modi Discuss the Plight of Rohingya Refugees in India?
India has arbitrarily detained and deported Rohingya refugees. The Biden-Modi summit is an opportunity to address this.
June 21, 2023
Repatriation Endangers Rohingya Refugees
Refugees International is extremely concerned about plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
June 2, 2023
Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees in India
The restricted rights, harassment, and detention Rohingya face in India increasingly echo some of the same persecution they faced in Myanmar.
May 18, 2023
Regional Authorities Fail to Protect Displaced People amid Cyclone Mocha, Endangering Lives
All people who find themselves in the path of danger must be allowed to seek safety, not left trapped behind barbed wire.
May 14, 2023
Refugees International Warns of Severe Humanitarian Consequences of Sudan Fighting
Twenty years since the Darfur genocide, the world should be well aware of the consequences of prolonged fighting in Sudan.
April 17, 2023
Newsweek: One Year On, Rohingya Path Out of Genocide Remains Unclear
The Myanmar military junta is still wreaking havoc and the Rohingya's path out of genocide has been far from clear.
March 21, 2023
Humanitarian Crisis Spiraling Two Years into Myanmar Coup
The two years of upheaval following the attempted takeover of the country by Myanmar’s military junta has left a path of devastation across the country.
January 30, 2023
