Rohingya women in refugee camps pressured to use forced contraception?

by | June 1, 2025 | GNV News, Asian, Gender/Sexuality, Health/Medicine, Coexistence/Migration, Conflict/Military

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2025counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)5The New Humanitarian in May publishedinvestigative journalismAccording to the "Mere Old Man", a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh, an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUDSeveral refugee women and aid workers have testified that forced contraception is being used, including the use of the "birth control pill" (birth control pills) and the administration of contraceptives. There have also been reports of pressure to register newborns unless they agree to use contraception, and women face de facto forced sterilization because they cannot receive food rations or other humanitarian services without refugee registration. The UN has urged the Bangladeshi government to stop conditioning birth registration on contraception and make it voluntary family planning, but the government denies involvement.

In the background, the Rohingya displaced population is growing and international aid is shrinking. An ethnic minority consisting primarily of Muslims, theRohingyaHa,1978counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)The country had begun to flee to Bangladesh due to persecution by the military regime of Ne Win from the2017The number of visitors to Myanmar has increased sharply since the armed crackdown by the Myanmar military in 1949,70As many as 10,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh.2018About a year85allThe refugees who were2025In 2006, about110Nearly 10,000 peopleThis is due to the increase in the number of births and2021This is due to the influx of new refugees who were forced to flee due to fighting in the armed conflict that has engulfed Myanmar since the military coup of 1948. Many of them have been forced to return to Myanmar.Wanted.but it is difficult to return to Myanmar without guarantees of rights and nationality.

refugee camps, as well as the increasing demand for refugees,International aid cutsReceived,Serious shortage of fundsFacing theNot only are food shortages a result of this, but sexual violence and human trafficking are also prevalent.situationIn the following section, we will discuss how to deal with the challenges that are piling up in the refugee camps.

Learn more about the Rohingya → "The Rohingya Crisis: A Cycle of Persecution and Migration"

Learn more about refugees in Southeast Asia → "Refugees in Southeast Asia"

(Photo: Bangladesh: Cox's Bazar near Rohingya refugee camp / Chiori Murata)

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