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Daily life in Southern Rakhine IDP Camps

A seventy seven year old man lives in Shwe Pya. He lived in Thandowlee village before being forced to leave after the destruction of his home by fire. Thandowlee village being the only community in Southern Rakhine to fight back against the Rakhine people during their attacks in 2012, the government retaliates by not providing aid to Shwe Pya, a displaced Thandowlee community. He was stabbed by sword during the 2012 violence. Unable to receive medical care, the wounds did not heal properly and continue to cause pain five years later. 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)

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