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Rohingya refugee women in Bangladesh fight for their rights

Julia Theres Held in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
July 17, 2024

The lives of Rohingya women in Bangladesh's camps are heavily constrained by their own communities and criminal gangs. Meet some of the women fighting for this to change.

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