Our Story and Mission
Rohingya Human Rights Center (RHRC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of the Rohingya, crisis management planing, community development authority, catalyzing change and promoting justice in a world that often overlooks their plight.
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Background
We, The Rohingya are indigenous people of Rakhine in western Myanmar/Burma, where our people have cultivated our culture for centuries. We traced our ancestry from various people such as Arabs, Mughals, Portuguese, Pathans, Indo, Bengal and Turkish. Even after independence from British rule, our father’s generation was recognized as citizens of Myanmar. Despite irrefutable evidence, the junta denied and/or destroyed a long history of our existence in Rakhine, nally revoking our citizenship when it enacted a citizenship law in 1982. We have been subject to routine military crackdowns and discrimination at the hands of Myanmar military junta including Buddhist Rakhine groups in 1978, 1991-1992, 2012, 2015, and particularly in 2016-2017, when most of us were forced to cross the border to Bangladesh.
During all those years, we have faced regular summary executions, enforced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment, and forced labor, violence, arbitrary arrest and detention, extortion, and other abuses including, but not limited to, restriction on movement, marriage, practice of our religion, education, and jobs. One never forgets increased incitement of hatred and religious intolerance by ultra-nationalist Buddhists against our community in the wake of a serious wave of communal violence since 2012. In 2016 and 2017 in particular, an estimated 725,000 refugees from Rakhine, Myanmar, had crossed the border into Bangladesh following the genocidal acts of Myanmar security forces. The plight of our people never ends.
Our people are surviving in a dire camp condition every day. No proper education is provided to our children. Our freedom of movement is restricted. We need to be safe and secure from re, natural disaster, and violent crimes from armed groups. We feel we are stuck in an open prison without any hope of getting better. Our hope of returning home has little potential of realization. As Rohingya survivors, we would like to defend our rights. Sometimes, we feel that our survival is our only hope for the future. We do not want something big. We want lives. We want justice. All we want is to live like any other ordinary human beings. We want to see our children attending the school that cherishes their gifts. We want to protect them from tra cking, drugs, murder and violence. We just want dignity in our lives that is engraved in international human rights bills, for which we promise we will ght. Please join us and be the change.
Who We Are?
We are the Rohingya Human Rights Center — a youth-led, community-rooted Human Rights Activist organization founded by survivors of genocide and statelessness. As indigenous people of Rakhine State in western Myanmar, we have endured decades of persecution, displacement, and denial of our very identity. Yet, we refuse to be silenced. Our community development center exists to document the truth, amplify the voices of our people, crisis management initiative with management team and defend the fundamental rights that have been stripped from us. Through peaceful advocacy, education, legal support, and community empowerment, we work tirelessly as a crisis management agency to restore justice, dignity, and hope for the Rohingya. We are not just victims — we are survivors, advocates, and changemakers.
Recent News
Nine Years Of Uncertainty – When Will the Pressure for Rohingya Lives Stop?
September 8, 2026 RHRC – Rohingya communities in Arakan State and the refugee camps…
Nine Years Over: Uncertain Repatriation, Fragile Humanitarian Crisis and the Call for Justice
August 26, 2026 RHRC – On 20 August 2026, government officials, researchers, humanitarian actors…
Monsoon Season Creates Growing Risks for Vulnerable Rohingya In Camps – Rakhine Conditions Don’t Favor Rohingya Return
August 1, 2026 RHRC-In recent weeks, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Rohingya communities in Myanmar…
What We Do?
Advocate
We campaign for justice and equal rights for the Rohingya people at national and international levels
Document
We collect evidence, testimonies, and reports to expose abuses and hold perpetrators accountable.
Monitor
We keep a close watch on refugee conditions and laws affecting Rohingya rights and safety.
Education
We provide educational resources and advocate for the right to learn at all levels.
Empowerment
We empower Rohingya women through education, leadership, and protection initiatives.
Our Core Services and Initiatives
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Our Recent Initiatives
Hear from Our Community
The support from RHRC has given us hope in these challenging times. They fight for our rights as a human rights ngo and bring our voices to the forefront.
Kamal
The initiatives by RHRC have lifted our spirits and united our community. Their ngo work and commitment to justice inspires us every day.
Noor
I am grateful for RHRC’s relentless efforts to raise awareness about our struggles. They empower us and also known humanitarian aid organizations to believe in a brighter future.
Rashid
