“It is a dog’s life”: Statelessness denies Rohingya refugees basic livelihood in Delhi

“It is a dog’s life”: Statelessness denies Rohingya refugees basic livelihood in Delhi

Rohingya children in India’s Haryana refugee camp. Photo: Irfan Hadi K Twelve years after fleeing genocide in Myanmar, Sohail Khan, a Rohingya refugee with a college degree in psychology, works at a handicraft stall in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh. He spent years trying to build a career, but the constant threat of detention and systemic legal exclusion eventually drove him to the margins. “It is a dog’s life,” Khan, 33, states plainly, reflecting the d…