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“I’m very afraid, because if the virus arrives to the camp, no one will be
alive, as here many people are living in very small place.”
– Hotiza, a woman around 85 years old



Dear John,



Wash your hands. Practice physical distancing. We all know the advice of public
health officials and what they’re recommending to stop the spread of COVID-19.

But imagine if you didn’t have access to even this basic information. The
authorities have cut off access to telecommunications and the internet and
you’re excluded from local information sharing.

Imagine you’re also at high risk due to your age, lack of access to water and
sanitation and cramped living conditions. You’ve heard something is coming and
you don’t what to do.

“I didn’t hear any new things, just people are saying, ‘A disease is coming,
pray’” – Abdu Salaam, 70

During Amnesty International’s visits to refugee camps in Bangladesh, that’s
exactly what we found. Older people in particular were scared and lacking even
basic information about the pandemic. Most had heard second-hand information,
with little detail other than the virus was very dangerous, and they needed to
“live clean”.

This lack of information is putting older Rohingya refugees in grave danger.
Will you make an emergency donation today to help protect them in this time of
crisis?
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Older people in refugee camps are too frequently being left out of the COVID -19
humanitarian response. They’re often excluded from informal camp meetings due to
physical constraints and have difficulty hearing megaphone announcements about
the virus.

They face a devastating combination: they are the group most at-risk of
COVID-19, and yet are so often overlooked in the response.

Your support means we can continue calling on governments, donors, and
humanitarian organizations to put older people at the centre of their planning
and response to crises like COVID-19. To include them and their needs,
prioritize critical information sharing, and put preventative measures into
practice.

Please give what you can to help respond to the heightened vulnerability faced
by particular groups such as older Rohingya refugees.
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Numerous marginalized communities face heightened vulnerabilities during this
pandemic, and they must not be left out of the response. What the spread of this
virus should teach us is that globally we are all connected, and we can all help
one another – so let’s start now.

In unity and solidarity,

Alex Neve
Secretary General
Amnesty International Canada


P.S. I’m so thankful for incredible people like you, who never give up on those
who need your help. If you can, please donate today.
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