SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A family and young boy seek shelter from the heavy rains within their battered camp home. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A boy writes "I love you" on his sister's arm during Eid-Al-Fitr inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A mother holds on to her crying 2 year old son who is suffering from both malnutrition and a severe skin problem . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Rohingya men cross a flooded road to reach another camp inside the IDP camp in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A mother (aged 26) holds onto her daughter (aged 2) who is suffering a sever tooth and gum problem inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Children seek shelter from the rain under the entrance of a temporary school . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Monsoon battered shelters inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A mother paints Henna on her daughters hand a day before Eid. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A row of toilets inside the IDP camps in Sittwe built by foreign aid agencies in an effort to prevent waterborne diseases and general hygiene. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A distressed mother named Shamijder (age 30) holds onto her twins aged 1 year whom both suffer from malnutrition. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A Rohingya man crosses a flooded road inside the IDP camp in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A young Rohingya boy uses a water can to catch rain drops coming from a drain pipe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A young Rohingya boy places his hand in front of a drain pipe in an effort to catch water to drink inside the IDP camps in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Rohingya men and women cross a flooded road inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Rohingya refugees seek shelter from the monsoon rains inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : Rohingya refugees seek shelter from the monsoon rains inside the Sittwe IDP camp . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A young boy walks through the camp holding an umbrella during monsoon rains. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A mother prepares a meal for Eid-al-Fitr inside her tent inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A young Rohingya boy learns how to write english while writing on an humanitarian aid kit. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A mother prepares food for Eid-al-Fitr inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 17 : A Rohingya boy named Mohammed Rafiq aged 12 lifts his shirt bearing scars from a recent operation due to sever liver illness, Mohammed also has an eye infection in his right eye. His surgery took place outside the camp at the general hospital in Sittwe town where he required a security escort to the hospital. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 17 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A Rohingya woman walks through water to her tent inside the IDP camps in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A group of young Rohingya girls dressed up in colourful clothing during Eid-al-Fitr eat at a food stall inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : Mud, waste and garbage surround the entrance of tents inside the IDP camps in Sittwe. An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : A Rohingya mother and daughter walk out of a tent inside the IDP camps in Sittwe . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : Two young Rohingya children play on Eid-al-Fitr . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)

SITTWE , MYANMAR - JULY 18 : Tents inside an unregistered camp inside the IDP camp in Sittwe which are prone to flooding . An estimated 110,000 ethnic Rohingya live in an overcrowded IDP camp in the outskirts of Sittwe. The Rohingya continually make attempts to flee the camps by fishing boat and seek asylum in neighbouring Islamic countries however often fall victim to human traffickers. At current they are a stateless people believed to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. According to the UN the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Sittwe, Rakhine State Myanmar on July 18 2015. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake - Anadolu Agency)