Around 300 Rohingya refugees, trafficked from Bangladesh under false promises of safety and resettlement, find themselves stranded in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. Deceived by traffickers who rerouted them into eastern Nepal instead of India, they now face an uncertain and precarious future. With no official refugee status in Nepal, they lack access to basic rights, legal recognition, or support systems, leaving them in a state of limbo.
Their plight is compounded by limited resources and growing vulnerabilities, including poverty, lack of shelter, and insufficient access to healthcare and education. Nepal, not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, offers no formal pathways for their resettlement or integration. These refugees, fleeing persecution in Myanmar and trapped by trafficking networks, remain invisible to international efforts. Without urgent action from humanitarian organizations and regional cooperation, their hope for a secure future dwindles, leaving them stranded and voiceless in an unfamiliar land.
Rohingya children stranded with their family in Kathmandu since 2013. Presently about 200 Rohingya found refuge in Kathmandu and are living in two makeshift camps, Nepal, July 2017
Around 200 Rohingya live in two makeshift camps in the Kathmandu Valley and have arrived there from Myanmar via Bangladesh and India ever since 2013. Chunikhel makeshift camp in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2017
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar playing football at the beginning of the monsoon season. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, July 2017
Rohingya refugees working as daily labour to mantain the surrounding mountain dirt roads. Kapan makeshift camp, Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2017
Rohingya children stranded with their family in Kathmandu since 2013. Presently about 200 Rohingya found refuge in Kathmandu and are living in two makeshift camps, Nepal, July 2017
Rohingya refugee from Myanmar. Chunikhel camp in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, June 2017
A Rohingya girl stranded with her family in Kathmandu since 2013. Presently about 200 Rohingya found refuge in Kathmandu and are living in two makeshift camps, Nepal, June 2017
Chunikhel makeshift camp where one hundred Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living. Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2017
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar playing football at the beginning of the monsoon season. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, July 2017
Rohingya children in front of a makeshift mosque used for the Friday Prayers. Kapan makeshift camp for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, June 2017
Around 200 Rohingya live in two makeshift camps in the Kathmandu Valley and have arrived there from Myanmar via Bangladesh and India ever since 2013. Kapan camp is built on a steep mountain side and prone for landslides. Kapan, Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2017
Rohingya refugees sharing a goat, Kapan makeshift camp in Kathmandu Valley, July 2017
Rohingya children playing, Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2017
Chunikhel makeshift camp where one hundred Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living. Kathmandu, Nepal, July 2017
Chunikhel makeshift camp where one hundred Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living. Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2017
Rohingya children stranded with their family in Kathmandu since 2013. Presently about 200 Rohingya found refuge in Kathmandu and are living in two makeshift camps, Nepal, July 2017
