Abstract
Suffering in silence: Sexual and gender-based violence against the Rohingya community and the importance of a global health response
Highlights
The use of sexual and gender-based violence as a tool for ethnic cleansing has had severe impacts on the state of sexual and reproductive health within the Rohingya community
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has helped assist 3500 sexual assault survivors since August of 2017, though it is estimated that upwards of 58 700 women and girls have been subjected to sexual violence [3]
It is critical that existing services incorporate the education and empowerment of women and girls, as well as the education and coly equipped to provide a range of contraceptive options, there is limited access to voluntary contraception for these patients [8]
Summary
The United Nations (UN) has referred to the Rohingya as the “most persecuted minority on earth” [1]. This predominantly Muslim ethnic group has been subjected to systematic discrimination, statelessness and intentional violence at the hands of the government of Myanmar [2]. Many actors in the global health community have recognized the severity of these atrocities, there remain large gaps in the sexual and reproductive health needs of survivors. It is vital that the global health community actively works to expand on current services and integrate long-term resources and programming, as well as advocate for political and legal justice for survivors
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