Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
UN Human Rights Council experts state that statelessness and prolonged displacement among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are fueling serious human trafficking risks and devastating outcomes for victims. Denied citizenship in Myanmar and subject to violent attacks, the Rohingya have fled in large numbers, with nearly 1.2 million now living in refugee camps. Many lack access to education, employment, and safe migration pathways—conditions traffickers exploit. Children, young people, women, and girls are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and gender-based violence, according to the experts. Over 900 Rohingya reportedly died at sea in 2025, mainly in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, with about 66% being women and children.
Separate human rights experts express grave concerns about the Bahá’í religious minority in Iran, reporting arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, incommunicado detention, and torture—practices described as violations of international law. Roughly 57 Bahá’ís are currently detained or imprisoned; many have been forced to confess under threat or on state media. These arrests have increased across Iran since the start of the war, raising further concerns about persecution of religious minorities.