Bangladesh: Internet Ban Risks Rohingya Lives

Sub-title: 

Urgently Act to Prevent COVID-19 Outbreak in Refugee Camps

Description: 

"...The Bangladesh government’s internet blackout and phone restrictions at Rohingya refugee camps are obstructing humanitarian groups from addressing the COVID-19 threat, Human Rights Watch said today. The shutdown is risking the health and lives of over a million people, including nearly 900,000 refugees in Cox’s Bazar and the Bangladeshi host community by hindering aid groups’ ability to provide emergency health services and rapidly coordinate essential preventive measures.“The Bangladesh government is in a race against the clock to contain the spread of coronavirus, including in the Rohingya refugee camps, and can’t afford to waste precious time with harmful policies,” said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch..."

Source/publisher: 

Human Right Watch

Date of Publication: 

2020-03-26

Date of entry: 

2020-03-28

Grouping: 

  • Websites/Multiple Documents

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Countries: 

Bangladesh

Language: 

English