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overcrowded condition of the detention center with insufficient ventilation

and a lack of adequate medical care to Rohingyas with chronic or serious

sickness, had contributed to the death of the two detainees. The Sub-

Committee visited several immigration detention centers in various

provinces during March-July 2013 and received a report that 8 Rohingyas

have died while in detention. Although 7 of them were sent to the

hospital for treatment, they were in quite a critical condition when

admitted. Most Rohingya migrants were malnourished and weak from the

long and arduous journey. Medical check-up is usually done before they

are admitted to the detention center to separate those suffering from

malaria from the rest, but medical care to sick detainees is not provided in

a continuous manner. Communication problems due to a lack of

interpreters have put obstacles to the treatment and might have rendered

it ineffective.

41. Many Rohingya detainees have become depressed from the prolonged

and indefinite detention due to unresolved problems in the country of origin.

Some have caused violent incidents and tried to escape from several

detention centers. There are reports that a number of Rohaingyas were

sent to the border but were not handed to Myanmar authorities (soft

deportation). Another group of Rohingyas were taken to the Thai-Malaysian

border and there are reports that their relatives in Malaysia were

demanded to pay some money if they wanted these Rohingyas to be

taken into Malaysia. Those Rohingyas who did not have any relative or a

means to pay would be sold to work on a fishing vessel or physically

harmed, leading in some cases to their death.