- Police crackdown -Human trafficking networks have expanded as the refugee population has climbed and are now “rife” throughout the camps, the IOM said. They are targeting women and children, especially those coming alone,” the battalion’s chief in Cox’s Bazar, Major Ruhul Amin, told AFP. Traffickers also attempt to separate refugees from their families during the chaos that accompanies their arrival in Bangladesh, Amin said. Another security official, who asked to remain anonymous, said there had been cases of criminal syndicates organising fake passports for Rohingya women who are then sent abroad, especially to Malaysia and the Middle East. The IOM said it was also aware of cases of Rohingya refugees being trafficked overseas.

Source: Hindustan Times November 17, 2017 07:52 UTC