The majority of Myanmar's Rohingya were driven into Bangladesh by a 2017 army crackdown, but around 400,000 remain inside conflict-battered Rakhine. As part of its strategy to address the crisis, Myanmar has closed several camps holding around 9,000 Rohingya. All aid must be "heavily conditioned," researcher Laura Haigh said, warning donors that building infrastructure could make them complicit in crimes against humanity. The government defended the camp closures, telling AFP it would continue working with the UN and NGOs on the issue. "They are just trying to dominate us and make us illegal through different ways," one Rohingya man said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 18, 2019 12:45 UTC