Thousands of Rohingya refugees to flee by boat in ‘looming disaster’, Amnesty warns | Law | The Guardian
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Human traffickers will resume their brutal trade across southeast Asia despite a regional crackdown, Amnesty International has warned, as it detailed the “hellish” abuses migrants have suffered at the hands of gangmasters.
Thousands of refugees expected to take to boats for new life as Asia’s monsoons end
Tens of thousands of persecuted Myanmar Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi economic migrants have fled across the Andaman Sea in recent years, usually to Malaysia, as part of a lucrative trade controlled by smuggling gangs.