Age- and gender-based violence risks facing Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s Bazar
publication
Age- and gender-based violence risks facing Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s Bazar
30.03.2020 | Bangladesh
Country
Bangladesh
Capability domains
Bodily integrity and freedom from violence
Audience type
Policy maker or donor, Programme designer or implementer
Year of publication
2020
Authors
Silvia Guglielmi, Nicola Jones, Jennifer Muz, Sarah Baird, Khadija Mitu, Muhammad Ala Uddin
Many of the 860,000 Rohingya refuges living in Cox’s Bazar have been – and continue to be – affected by human rights abuses, domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and are also at risk of trafficking. Host community residents also have complex unaddressed protection needs, including a high risk of child marriage for adolescent girls in the Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas, coupled with a perceived deterioration in community security, exacerbating women and girls’ freedom of movement in particular. To address these risks, humanitarian organisations have mobilised to provide a range of services including referrals, case management and gender-based violence (GBV) services across all 34 camps and in 6 host communities.
Suggested citation
Guglielmi, S., Jones, N., Muz, J., Baird, S., Mitu, K. and Ala Uddin, M. (2020) ‘Age- and gender-based violence risks facing Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s Bazar.’ Policy Brief. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/age-gender-based-violence-risks-rohingya-bangladeshi-adolescents/)
