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Rohingya Refugee Megacamp: Need as far as the eye can see

Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & FeaturesBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 13, 2019

Nothing blew me away on this trip to Bangladesh more than my visit to the largest Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, the sprawling Kutupalong megacamp where about 600,000 Rohingya refugees are living in chronically overcrowded and squalid conditions … indefinitely. The camp quite literally extends in every direction with no end in sight. It’s…

International Women’s Day with Rohingya survivors: Sisterhood and the Power of Information

Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & FeaturesBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 8, 2019

I had the privilege of meeting some extraordinary women over the course of this past week in Cox’s Bazar.  There is no better time to tell their stories than on International Women’s Day.  I spoke with them sitting cross-legged on the dirt or cement floors of their impermanent dwellings, and they let me catch a…

With entry to Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar closed for a day, time to explore life and organizations nearby

Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & FeaturesBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 7, 2019

After an auspicious first day in the camps — in the sense that we got in and moved freely without incident — the second day brought unexpected challenges.  I woke up to find out that street protests by the host community living adjacent to some of the camps were blocking any vehicles from going through,…

Finally arrived: Meeting the Rohingya in the camps for the first time

Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & FeaturesBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 6, 2019

Yesterday was my first day in the camps.  Haythem, from one of our partner organizations, met me and my traveling companion/friend/photographer Rares Michael Ghilezan at the airport at Cox’s Bazar.  We quickly dropped off our luggage and then we were off to the camps, anxious about whether or not we would even be permitted to…

En route to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar

Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & FeaturesBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 4, 2019

I arrived today in Cox’s Bazar, just a 1-hr flight from Dhaka, where I spent a day in transition on my trip from Los Angeles. Although the main mission of my trip has not yet begun, I have already seen and heard so much. Driving in Dhaka is an experience in and of itself.  There are…

JWW on the Hill: New Congress, new opportunities

News & Features, Spotlight | ArticleBy Ann Strimov DurbinMarch 1, 2019

While in Washington, D.C. for the Lemkin Summit, I had the opportunity to meet with several members of Congress and/or their staff to discuss current or upcoming legislation related to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.  Because 2019 ushered in a new Congress, everything done by the previous Congress has been thrown out, and…

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