Editorial photo #1943668 Unrest, Conflicts and War

Daily life in Southern Rakhine IDP Camps

. Thandowlee, one of the only remaining Rohingya villages in Southern Rakhine, was the only community to fight back against the Rakhine people during their attacks in 2012. The government has retaliated against them by not recognizing their village for government or NGO aid. They are barely surviving. Although they wish to remain in their ancestral land, it is only a matter of time before their recourses diminish completely and they are forced to relocate to IDP camps. The visuals shows the inhumane living conditions inflicted on of the Rohingya Muslim minority by the militarized Rakhine State. In 2012, many Rohingya were forced to relocate to displacement camps after the Rakhine people burned their villages to ash. Since then, the Rohingya are no longer recognized as Burmese citizens. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya are barely surviving on scant government food rations, all but nonexistent access to healthcare, dilapidated housing shelters, and the perpetual fear of renewed attacks on their communities. Most now live in horrific conditions in the displacement camps with no government or NGO assistance. (Photo by Jade Sacker/NurPhoto)