ENTRY DESCRIPTION
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar. Since 25 August 2017, more than 650,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh following targeted violence against them in neighbouring Rakhine state, Myanmar. Most are living in makeshift settlements without adequate access to shelter, food, clean water or latrines. Many others are children or elderly people requiring additional aid and protection. The crisis shows little sign of abating and a significant increase of humanitarian aid is needed. Even after the return agreement is decided between Myanmar and Bangladesh, their positions and living conditions remain unstable. The Rohingya refugees say “We will not return home unless safety and human rights are secured."

AUTHOR
TAKUMI WADA was born in 1988, currently based in Tokyo, Japan.
He is a freelance documentary photographer who especially focusing on the human rights, social disparities. He studied Economics and International Relations at universities in Japan. His works has been published on several national magazines and exhibited at museums. Since 2018, he got started his activities in earnest, mainly covers people who live in harsh environments such as workers and refugees.

https://www.takumi-wada.com

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