Myanmar: Why Rohingya refugees can't return
Nine years after the Rohingya were driven from Myanmar, claims of progress on refugee returns have revived talk of repatriation.
Myanmar's military-backed government is contemplating returning Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi refugee camps. However, with the civil war raging and the military no longer controlling most of Rakhine State, repatriation now appears highly unlikely. Myanmar does not recognize the Rohingya as an ethnic group, and they have been denied citizenship.
The International Court of Justice is currently hearing a genocide case brought against Myanmar by Gambia. The civil war, economic collapse, and ongoing violence make repatriation unsafe, according to experts.
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