Woman recounts suffering on perilous journeys taken to escape oppression in Myanmar and squalid Bangladesh camps
and Bangladesh, according to reports. It was one of the deadliest years in the last decade for people taking boats, said Babar Baloch, the UNHCR spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific.
Calls for boats to be rescued have been “ignored” by many in the region, said Baloch, except by authorities in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The people on Nesa’s boat were eventually rescued by Indonesian fisher and brought ashore.activist, said of such journeys. “You bet your life, and if you make it, you survive.”
“I am already 18. This is the time I should start earning for my family,” Kamal said. “But under the restrictions of the camp I am not allowed to go outside to earn my livelihood for my family. This is frustrating.” Officially, refugees in Bangladesh are not allowed to work and they face various restrictions on their movement.
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