Aid agencies and legitimacy in the Rohingya camps: Why refugee and citizenship rights must be emphasised

More than one million Rohingya are living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. They lack ‘legitimacy’ in the sense that they are not recognised as citizens by Myanmar, or as refugees by Bangladesh.

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Melbourne Asia Review
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2026-11-09
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https://doi.org/10.37839/mar2652-550x28.6
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Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
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Aid agencies and legitimacy in the Rohingya camps: Why refugee and citizenship rights must be emphasised

Tamas Wells, Naim Ahamed
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Aid agencies and legitimacy in the Rohingya camps: Why refugee and citizenship rights must be emphasised

Tamas Wells, Naim Ahamed
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Abstract

More than one million Rohingya are living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. They lack ‘legitimacy’ in the sense that they are not recognised as citizens by Myanmar, or as refugees by Bangladesh.

Melbourne Asia ReviewVol. 28
Peace, justice, and strong institutions
Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
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