The conditions in the Rohingya refugee camps are a pertinent concern for the work undertaken by APPAP W.A.R.N, as the risks of SGBV stemming from these conditions are high. Violence, especially towards women, is normalised in a place where dominant attitudes towards women, marriage and family are conservative and the society is inherently patriarchal. Only when violence reaches the stage of rapes or murders in public are police investigations and court proceedings initiated. Even then, justice systems within these camps have been found to not adequately address these crimes or provide proper support to survivors.

SGBV is a taboo topic amongst the Rohingya, and a lack of awareness of the effects and types of violence, as well as its widespread normalisation, means data on SGBV can be difficult to gather. Violence may only be construed as violence if it is visible, meaning types of emotional and psychological violence are less likely to be reported. However, information obtained by RIB, gathered from respondents in areas around Cox’s Bazar, have highlighted the following types of violence present in Rohingya refugee camps, which APPAP W.A.R.N seeks to combat.

• Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence
• Abduction
• Sex Trafficking and Sex Tourism
• Murder
• Mugging
• Battering
• Deprivation of Food
• Restriction of Mobility
• Rape (in public places by the host community)
• Misuse of Customary Practices (e.g. polygamy)
• Forced Marriage
• Legal Restrictions on Inter-community Marriage
• Non-registration of Marriage