In Memory Of Anjuma Begum

Anjuma Begum was a young Rohingyan woman detained in one of Sittwe's IDP camps. She died on March 5, 2016. Anjuma was afflicted with an oral cancer that ravaged her face and made each day of her life unbearably painful. For her final two years, she was nourished only by juice she drank through a straw. She died in an atmosphere of indifference and continued inaction by human rights organizations. Read More

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This car got stuck in sand in Sittwe’s IDP camp.  Roingyas in the area gather around the car to free it. All wanted to push in spite of the fact that most had not been nourished fully in a very long time.

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Happy Mother’s Day to All Rohingya Women!

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Yesterday May 2nd I Twitted this photo with caption  “Rohingya Abdul Gafuu of Baw Du Pha Camp in Sittwe IDP needs urgent medical care”. Today I learned that a fire destroyed Baw Du Pha Camp leaving nearly 2000 “stateless” “refugee” homeless. Many were injured

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Another Death Due to lack of Medical Treatment and Malpractice

Few weeks ago this man was bitten by a dog. Went to the hospital and was denied anti-rabies vaccine.  On April 30th 2016 he got seriously sick. A doctor told him he had a “bad disease”, gave him an injection and immediately after the shot the man died.

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Salama Khatu, 56 y.o. #IDP address: Shelter no. 34 Phwe Yar Kone Camp, #Sittwe, #Myanmar Suffers malnutrition and TB

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On March 11th  I emailed this photo portraying Emanhuson and his mother Husna Begum, taken by a resident of an IDP camp, to the UNOCHA officer in Sittwe and to many other officers + human rights agencies. I wrote them that this hydrocephalus infant needed urgent surgery.  No one answered but  on March 26th, after the publication of the interview (here in English) and the Press Briefing held at the UN in New York,  I received from a friend living in a camp the news  that Save the Children and the OCHA had taken the infant to Yangon General Hospital.

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Anjuma Begum,  deceased resident of Dapaing / Than Thawlee Temporary IDP Camp, Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar

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Stefano Vaccara, Editor of La Voce di New York, reported to UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq on UNOCHA’s  lack of action concerning Anjuma Begum’s illness. Vaccara also asked if the Secretary-General plans to address the Rohingya situation in Sittwe.  The UN Press Briefing was held on March 21, 2016.

Watch the UN Press Briefing at min 21:48