UN urged to probe sharing of Rohingya data

Nowhere else to go: A file photo of Bangladesh Navy personnel helping a disabled Rohingya refugee child disembark from a navy vessel at the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh. — Reuters

THE United Nations improperly collected and shared data from more than 800, 000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, passing it on to Myanmar, the country they fled, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, urging an investigation.

Over the past three years, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has registered hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladeshi camps, enabling Dhaka to provide them with identity cards needed to access essential aid and services.