Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with young brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. (Dec. 13) (AP video: Victoria Milko/ Al-emrun Garjon; production: McKinnon de Kuyper)
Rohingya girls flee refugee camps only to be trapped as child brides
Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with young brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. (Dec. 13) (AP video: Victoria Milko/ Al-emrun Garjon; production: McKinnon de Kuyper)