The Pathway to Restoration of Human Rights of the Rohingya Refugee: A Legal Analysis

Abstract

Bangladesh is a South Asian country which is over populated and also known as one of the most densely populated country of the world, sharing its border with India and Myanmar. Right after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it has started experiencing the constant refugee flight of Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar. Half a decade has passed after several hundred thousand Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh joining the previous hundred thousand who arrived earlier, but still there is no long-term solutions visible in sight. This paper observes and explores associated notions of this scenario. The right to return and the right to remain of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has been considered as main focus. The paper has also discussed the rights and attempts to make experience of them throughout the light of human rights; along with human protection and human capital approaches. This is done based on secondary studies and authentic sources, NGO reviews and numerous different online documents. The primary reasons of Rohingyas displacement have included in the following manner as- rejection in their citizenship and identity, styles of land colonization, ethnic discrimination in livelihoods and education, ethnic and religious exclusion along with apartheid segregation. Denial of the rights of ethnic Rohingyas to citizenship rights is each one of the root reasons of the Rohingya refugee query. This paper intends to find out the solutions and pathway to sustainable restoration of the human rights of the Rohingya refuges by making analysis of the possibility of their return to their own land throughout legal analysis under the light of international legal instruments and international practices.