The week ending July 12 saw intensified conflict, severe monsoon flooding, deadly landslides, two catastrophic boat sinkings with over 530 Rohingya feared dead, and renewed Myanmar Bangladesh repatriation talks, highlighting the worsening humanitarian and security crisis across Rakhine State and the region.
7/13/2026
Action Against Rohingya Atrocities (AARA) has published a Special Incident Report documenting a series of deadly landslides and related disasters that struck the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar between 5 and 8 July 2026. The report documents five major incidents that resulted in 14 confirmed deaths, including many children, and six injuries. The deadliest incident occurred in Camp-05, where a landslide claimed the lives of eight students at a female Quran memorization centre. Drawing on verified field documentation, the report highlights critical protection gaps, including inadequate early warning systems, unsafe settlement in landslide-prone areas, insufficient disaster preparedness, and the heightened vulnerability of newly arrived refugee families. AARA calls for urgent measures to strengthen disaster risk reduction, improve emergency response, relocate families from high-risk zones, and enhance protection for Rohingya refugees to prevent further avoidable loss of life.
7/11/2026
Action Against Rohingya Atrocities (AARA)'s Monthly Special Report | June 2026 documents escalating human rights violations against Rohingya communities across Rakhine State, Myanmar, and along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. The report details patterns of extortion, forced displacement, land confiscation, arbitrary detention, forced conscription, restrictions on freedom of movement, and attacks on civilians, including shelling and airstrikes. It also highlights continued cross-border displacement into Bangladesh and the worsening humanitarian situation. AARA calls on the international community to ensure accountability, strengthen civilian protection, expand humanitarian assistance, and support the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees in accordance with international law.
7/4/2026
During the reporting period, Rohingya communities in Rakhine State continued to face serious human rights violations, including restrictions on religious freedom, arbitrary detention, forced labor, and severe limitations on movement and livelihoods. Reports indicate that the Arakan Army (AA) maintained restrictions on the Islamic call to prayer (Adhan) and continued the use of seized religious buildings for military and administrative purposes. Meanwhile, the Myanmar military junta intensified aerial attacks on civilian-populated areas, causing civilian casualties, injuries, and destruction of homes and businesses. The ongoing violence has further driven displacement, with more than 152,000 Rohingya having fled to Bangladesh since late 2024. The report highlights the urgent need for civilian protection, humanitarian access, accountability for violations, and adherence to international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.
6/25/2026
During 8–14 June 2026, AARA documented growing restrictions on religious freedom, renewed military recruitment of Rohingya youth, arbitrary detention, movement restrictions, and deadly violence affecting Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, alongside the displacement of Khumi communities in Chin State due to forced conscription practices. The findings reveal a worsening human rights situation under Arakan Army control.
6/16/2026
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7/3/2026
On 1 July 2026, the Myanmar military launched coordinated airstrikes and ground attacks targeting Rohingya civilian areas in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships, Rakhine State. The attacks struck Bolibazar village and several locations in Buthidaung, injuring civilians, including a child who lost a leg. **Action Against Rohingya Atrocities (AARA)** condemns these attacks as serious violations of international humanitarian law and calls for an immediate end to military operations against civilians, stronger international action, and unrestricted humanitarian access to affected communities.
6/24/2026
5/15/2026
On 12 May 2026, an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya villagers returning from a football match capsized in the Lay Myo River in Minbya Township, Rakhine State, killing 10 people, including an 8-year-old child. The tragedy underscores the dangerous conditions Rohingya communities face due to severe restrictions on freedom of movement, reliance on unsafe transportation, and heightened risks during the monsoon season. This incident reflects the broader humanitarian crisis confronting Rohingya in Rakhine State and the urgent need for unrestricted movement, safer transport, and increased humanitarian access.
4/3/2026
AARA strongly condemns the brutal extrajudicial killing of two Rohingya youths by the Arakan Army in Maungdaw. Arbitrarily detained while fishing, the victims were later found dead, showing clear signs of severe abuse. This atrocity reflects an escalating pattern of violence against Rohingya civilians. AARA urgently calls for an independent international investigation, accountability for perpetrators, and immediate protection for the Rohingya population.
3/17/2026