This week’s 2020 Afghanistan Donor Conference in Geneva is taking place amid a backdrop of surging hostilities and devastating waves of COVID-19 infections. Donors must step up to fulfill the country’s humanitarian needs and save prospects for peace.
The democratic world viewed Myanmar’s 2015 election as a milestone in the country’s transition to democracy. But this year’s election reveals just how far from the promise of democracy the country has fallen.
Ahead of a 2020 conference to fundraise for the humanitarian response for the Rohingya crisis, Refugees International organized an appeal from 35 civil society organizations, urging Secretary Pompeo to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.
India and Bangladesh are on a complex road to recovery after a trifecta of crises: Cyclone Amphan, unprecedented monsoon flooding, and COVID-19.
Refugees International welcomes the introduction of important legislation that would require the U.S. State Department to make a formal determination as to whether Myanmar’s attacks on the Rohingya constitute genocide.
Refugees International joins four human rights organizations to call on the Government of Bangladesh to facilitate a visit to Bhasan Char Island.
Refugees International signed a joint statement expressing concern that the EU’s disproportionate focus on returning and deporting Afghans from Europe will continue to shape negotiations on the prolongation of the Joint Way Forward (JWF).
It’s been three years since Myanmar’s soldiers targeted, killed, and raped Rohingya and burned their villages to the ground to erase any evidence. To mark this grim anniversary, Mohammed Rezuwan, a poet and Rohingya refugee living in Bangladesh, wrote this poem.
Myanmar began its worst violence yet against Rohingya Muslims three years ago today. It’s time for the United States to call it genocide.
Refugees International delivered a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya by their rightful name: genocide.
Amid Rising Insecurity and COVID-19, Meet Afghanistan’s Funding Needs
This week’s 2020 Afghanistan Donor Conference in Geneva is taking place amid a backdrop of surging hostilities and devastating waves of COVID-19 infections. Donors must step up to fulfill the country’s humanitarian needs and save prospects for peace.
With Genocide Survivors Disenfranchised, Myanmar’s Election Will Not Be Free and Fair
The democratic world viewed Myanmar’s 2015 election as a milestone in the country’s transition to democracy. But this year’s election reveals just how far from the promise of democracy the country has fallen.
35 Groups Urge Secretary Pompeo to Acknowledge Genocide against Rohingya Ahead of Donor Conference
Ahead of a 2020 conference to fundraise for the humanitarian response for the Rohingya crisis, Refugees International organized an appeal from 35 civil society organizations, urging Secretary Pompeo to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.
Complex Road to Recovery: COVID-19, Cyclone Amphan, Monsoon Flooding Collide in Bangladesh and India
India and Bangladesh are on a complex road to recovery after a trifecta of crises: Cyclone Amphan, unprecedented monsoon flooding, and COVID-19.
Refugees International Welcomes U.S. Senate Bill Calling for Rohingya Genocide Determination
Refugees International welcomes the introduction of important legislation that would require the U.S. State Department to make a formal determination as to whether Myanmar’s attacks on the Rohingya constitute genocide.
Bangladesh: Allow Human Rights Groups to Visit Bhasan Char Island
Refugees International joins four human rights organizations to call on the Government of Bangladesh to facilitate a visit to Bhasan Char Island.
Joint Statement | Afghanistan is Not Safe: The Joint Way Forward Means Two Steps Back
Refugees International signed a joint statement expressing concern that the EU’s disproportionate focus on returning and deporting Afghans from Europe will continue to shape negotiations on the prolongation of the Joint Way Forward (JWF).
‘Seas of Tears’ a Poem by Rohingya Refugee Mohammed Rezuwan
It’s been three years since Myanmar’s soldiers targeted, killed, and raped Rohingya and burned their villages to the ground to erase any evidence. To mark this grim anniversary, Mohammed Rezuwan, a poet and Rohingya refugee living in Bangladesh, wrote this poem.
The Washington Times | Genocide: The Term That Fits the Crime in Myanmar
Myanmar began its worst violence yet against Rohingya Muslims three years ago today. It’s time for the United States to call it genocide.
On Anniversary of Mass Atrocities Against Rohingya, Secretary Pompeo Urged to Declare a Genocide
Refugees International delivered a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya by their rightful name: genocide.