Besides author used new media for reporting on web portal which draw attention of concerned authority. Finally SEARCH supported the making a documentary film on the issue directed by the author as well. With the direct involvement of SEARCH the first mechanism for the Bangladeshi boat people, came out and supported two Bangladeshi to get back. SEARCH was closely involved to develop a mechanism for these boat people and worked with different local and international actors. The author first met 200 stranded boat people in Mae Sot, Thailand in April 2007 and started documenting with different media tool with the support of SEARCH-CIDA. Each year the exodus claims more lives as boats sink in the Bay of Bengal or Andaman Sea and those who survive are subject to arrest and further human rights violations whilst waiting for repatriation. These people are prepared to risk embarking on a dangerous sea journey in order to escape severe oppression, dire poverty and severe human rights violations. However, they have been trafficked through the coastal routes for decades. "Recent international media coverage has focused the plight of stateless Rohingya boat people.
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