Abstract
The current Rohingya refugee situation in Bangladesh has become one of the most protracted in the world. A significant number of Rohingya women fleeing Myanmar experienced sexual violence. Gender-Based Violence is a significant problem facing displaced vulnerable refugee populations especially women and children. Rohingya women continue to be vulnerable to Gender- Based Violence within the Bangladesh refugee camps. There has been an enormous humanitarian response by the Bangladesh government, local Bangladeshi groups, and the international sector. This commentary summarizes what is known of the Rohingya experience and the humanitarian response.
Highlights
This commentary examines the history of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and focuses on the most recent refugee crisis that started in 2017 when over 730,000 Rohingyas fled Myanmar to the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh (Bhatia et al, 2018; UN, 2017a)
The current Rohingya refugee situation in Bangladesh has become one of the most protracted in the world
A recent investigation documented the rescue of 23 Rohingya girls who were being trafficked to Malaysia from Bangladesh; aid workers who specialize in identifying human trafficking report that they are only identifying a small percentage of the victims (Al Jazeera, 2019b)
Summary
This commentary examines the history of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and focuses on the most recent refugee crisis that started in 2017 when over 730,000 Rohingyas fled Myanmar to the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh (Bhatia et al, 2018; UN, 2017a). On August 25, 2017, after ARSA attacks on Myanmar Border Guard Police Posts, the Myanmar military escalated its program of clearing out the Rohingya population of the Rakhine State in Myanmar, which created the most recent exodus of the Rohingya people (ReliefWeb, 2017). Since August 2017, more than 730,000 Rohingya, including 400,000 children, have fled violence in Myanmar and settled in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh (ReliefWeb, 2019). As of April 2019, an estimated 911,359 Rohingya refugees are sheltered in Cox’s Bazar, including 34,172 refugees from Myanmar who registered before 31st August 2017 (WHO, 2019).
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