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CPOY 73 International Picture Story Bronze: Stateless Identity - White Elephant

Fleeing the persecutions of the Burmese Junta, an unprecedented amount of Rohingya refugees took shelter in Bangladesh and settled in camps near the border with Myanmar. An elephant came across the Balukhali camp. People started to shout loudly and used torch lamps in order to blind and scare the elephant. While escaping this confusing situation it eventually destroyed Rohingya shelters and trampled two kids to death. The Rohingya construct their shelters always further into the jungle where wild animals have their habitats. Those kind of accidents occurred repeatedly and represent an aspect of the dangers Rohingya are facing in the camps. Under military rule, the Rohingya’s plight has constantly worsened and they are now one of the world’s largest stateless populations. Effectively denied citizenship since 1982, the Rohingya have steadily been stripped of basic rights, facing restrictions on their movement around the country, their education and employment, as well as on marriage and family planning.

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Slide 3 of 8
October 1, 2017
The mother of two kids lost consciousness after realizing her two kids, aged one and four years old, have been trampled to death by an elephant.
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