Southeast Asia: Persecuted Rohingya refugees from Myanmar suffer horrific abuses at sea

21 October 2015

• Women, men and children trafficked, held in hellish conditions, beaten or killed for ransom
• Fears that hundreds, maybe thousands, more refugees and migrants have perished at sea than first estimated
• New “sailing season” crisis looms in Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

Rohingya women, men and children attempting to flee persecution in Myanmar by boat earlier this year were killed or severely beaten by human traffickers if their families failed to pay ransoms, and kept in hellish, inhuman conditions, Amnesty International reveals in a new report today.

Southeast Asia Persecuted Rohingya Refugees From Myanmar Suffer Horrific Abuses at Sea by Thavam Ratna