I am one of the Rohingya refugees who has been cut off from rations and medical services because I refused to undergo the new biometric verification in the camp. Without the biometric smart card, I am denied treatment inside the refugee camp as well as referral services at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
I am an HIV-positive person and have been suffering for a long time without proper treatment in Bangladesh. My health condition is getting worse, but I am not receiving the essential medical care that I urgently need, only because I refused to provide biometric data.
This is a violation of basic humanitarian principles. According to UNHCR’s own policy, no one should be denied life-saving services for refusing biometrics. Yet I have been left without food, medicine, and medical access for months.
I appeal to UNHCR, WFP, the Government of Bangladesh, and the international community to immediately restore assistance and ensure that refugees like me can access life-saving treatment without being forced into biometric registration.
I am one of the Rohingya refugees who has been cut off from rations and medical services because I refused to undergo the new biometric verification in the camp. Without the biometric smart card, I am denied treatment inside the refugee camp as well as referral services at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
I am an HIV-positive person and have been suffering for a long time without proper treatment in Bangladesh. My health condition is getting worse, but I am not receiving the essential medical care that I urgently need, only because I refused to provide biometric data.
This is a violation of basic humanitarian principles. According to UNHCR’s own policy, no one should be denied life-saving services for refusing biometrics. Yet I have been left without food, medicine, and medical access for months.
I appeal to UNHCR, WFP, the Government of Bangladesh, and the international community to immediately restore assistance and ensure that refugees like me can access life-saving treatment without being forced into biometric registration.
Thank you for sharing this very alarming story. I wish you well.