Naiker Associates

26/08/2026

Thanking the International Institute for Law and Politics for the invitation to join the 9th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day Webinar 2026 will be held today, 26 August 2026 from Dhaka.

9 years of lives on hold. 9 years of surviving in the camps. 9 years since the large-scale forced displacement of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh.

Some 1.2 million Rohingya refugees remain in Bangladesh, most in camps in Cox’s Bazar, unable to safely return home as violence and conflict continue in Myanmar.

Humanitarian support has saved lives and provided learning, healthcare and protection. But funding is shrinking, critical services are at risk and families are being pushed towards increasingly desperate choices.

The world’s attention may have shifted, but the Rohingya refugees' need for safety and a life with dignity has not.

9 years on, we cannot look away. The community needs to build strategic relationships.

03/12/2025

Worrying development in the US in the past 24 hours. Raids by ICE to begin in Minnesota on the Somali community. Innocent Somalis who are US citizens will be caught up in this and perhaps unlawfully detained. Somalis are also stopped from becoming citizens in the US until further notice. One of 19 countries stopped from the pathway to citizenship in the US.

It is the latest part of the Trump administration's renewed immigration crackdown in the wake of a deadly DC shooting.

02/12/2025

Another end of the year community leaders get together at Multicultural Australia. Great to catch up with Giri (Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner) and Jo Nelson (MA CEO). Had an insightful discussion with Giri about the submission to the Attorney General Office with regard to removing the word “religion” from the updating to the definition of the word Terrorism. Can’t wait for consultation rounds by the AG’s office on 2026. Thank you JD for the photos.