Neha Dixit is an independent journalist based out of New Delhi, India. She covers politics, gender and social justice in South Asia. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/neha-dixit/rss en Health Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:27:32 +0000 Neha Dixit https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/02/dust-snakes-and-smoke-rohingya-petition-for-basic-rights-in-india https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/02/02/dust-snakes-and-smoke-rohingya-petition-for-basic-rights-in-india India has not signed the U.N. Refugee Convention, leaving thousands of Rohingya refugees excluded from public health and nutrition programs. Now refugees are petitioning India’s Supreme Court for protection against deportation and to live in “humane conditions.” International Relief and Food Crises Maternal and Child Health Wasting Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:20:00 +0000 Neha Dixit https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/02/02/india-blocking-rohingya-refugees-from-basic-nutrition-services https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/02/02/india-blocking-rohingya-refugees-from-basic-nutrition-services India is not a signatory to international refugee conventions, which it is using as a cover to prevent Rohingya from accessing programs that would help them with food and healthcare.