and then left him in a ditch. his leg never recovered and, two years on, he s still getting death threats. fearing for his life, taher says he approached unhcr ten times, asking to be relocated somewhere safe. they are the un s refugee agency and they have a unit dedicated to protection issues. taher says they ve not responded.
but this man has agreed to meet at a secret location. mohammed taher was a community leader in kutupalong s camp 16. two years ago, gangs started smuggling drugs through his area. taher was blindfolded and taken to another location. on the final day, the gangsters attacked taher with a hammer
taher is not the only one who s been ignored by unhcr. my name is mohib ullah. i m a rohingya genocide survivor. mohib ullah is one of the most famous rohingya activists. he was a teacher back in myanmar but emerged as a community leader after arriving in bangladesh. he set up a human rights organisation and also campaigned for the rohingyas safe return to myanmar. mohib s lawyer, eva buzo, says his pursuit of international justice posed a threat to the armed gangs operating in the camps.