Bangladesh
Since 2016, approximately 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar into Bangladesh, escaping what has since been described by the UN as genocide. Persecution from the military junta in Myanmar included the widespread use of conflict-related sexual violence, such as mass rape and sexual torture. Women and children are also often subjected to sexual violence while fleeing the country.
In 2025, we began exploring how to work with survivors now displaced to the world’s largest refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, where more than one million Rohingya now live. Inside the camps, survivors lack access to services addressing the specific needs arising from sexual violence, including specialised medical treatment for complex injuries and protection from discrimination and potential reprisals.
In 2026, we launched a pilot project with Asia Rights and Justice (AJAR) and the Association for Integrated Development – COMILLA (AID-COMILLA) to explore how to make humanitarian responses more reparative for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. The pilot aims to reach around 400 people, in collaboration with Bangladeshi NGOs and Rohingya survivor networks. It aims to strengthen their access to relevant humanitarian services in holistic and dignified ways, while also influencing how conflict-related sexual violence is understood and responded to by actors in the camps.
Project partners
Asia Rights and Justice (AJAR),
Association for Integrated Development – COMILLA (AID- COMILLA)
2025
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Myanmar Hub
Our work in Bangladesh is carried out by the Myanmar Hub team, due to the Rohingya’s historic links to Myanmar, and their traditional homeland of Rakhine State where most conflict-related sexual violence took place. We also follow the issue of financing reparations for Myanmar’s survivors, including seizing assets from individuals linked to the military junta. To learn more, read our policy paper on legally channelling assets from the regime towards reparations.