Abuse growing as thousands flee Myanmar violence, UN says

Abuse growing as thousands flee Myanmar violence, UN says

Geneva (AFP) - The thousands of Rohingya Muslims still flooding out of Myanmar's Rakhine state two years after violence erupted there are facing increasing abuse and exploitation, the UN refugee agency warned Tuesday.

Two waves of deadly communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine in 2012 left some 200 people dead and around 140,000 displaced, mainly Rohingya.

"Two years after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state, thousands of people are still leaving by boat from the Bay of Bengal," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told reporters in Geneva.

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As thousands continue to flee Myanmar, UNHCR concerned about growing reports of abuse

GENEVA, June 10 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday said it was receiving increasing reports of abuse and exploitation as people continue to seek safety and stability overseas two years after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

"UNHCR estimates more than 86,000 people have left on boats since June 2012. This includes more than 16,000 people in the second half of 2012, some 55,000 in 2013 and nearly 15,000 from January to April this year," spokesman Adrian Edwards told journalists in Geneva. "The majority are Rohingya, although anecdotally the proportion of Bangladeshis has grown this year," he added.

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