ROHINGYA / SEXUAL VIOLENCE

The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since 25 August has now reached 621,000, among them are women and young girls who have been raped, tortured and abused. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 21 November 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: GIRLS; VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: BANGLADESH; MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 2043516
• Parent Id: 2043516
• Alternate Title: unifeed171121b

Description

STORY: ROHINGYA / SEXUAL VIOLENCE
TRT: 1:15
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ROHINGYA / NATS

DATELINE: 19 NOVEMBER 2017, UNCHIPRANG CAMP, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Unchiprang Camp
2. Med shot, Silhouette
3. Various shots, Khadija (Khadija’s name has been changed to protect her identity)
4. SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Khadija, Rohingya Refugee:
“I was hiding where we keep the goats and the military found me there. Four or five dragged me out. And then three of them raped me. I couldn’t feel anything and I lost consciousness.”
5. Various shots, Khadija
6. SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Khadija, Rohingya Refugee:
“I was scared. We could not sleep at night because we were scared the men would come again. That is why we fled here. They raped and tortured girls and women all the time.”
7. Various shots, Girls Adolescent Center
8. Various shots, Khadija

Storyline

The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since 25 August has now reached 621,000, among them are women and young girls who have been raped, tortured and abused.

16-year-old Khadija is one of many.

SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Khadija, Rohingya Refugee:
“I was hiding where we keep the goats and the military found me there. Four or five dragged me out. And then three of them raped me. I couldn’t feel anything and I lost consciousness.”

But for Khadija and other Rohingya women and girls from Rakhine State, Myanmar, the fear was all-consuming.

SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Khadija, Rohingya Refugee:
“I was scared. We could not sleep at night because we were scared the men would come again. That is why we fled here. They raped and tortured girls and women all the time.”

As a result, Khadija and her family escaped to Bangladesh, undertaking a perilous journey over rough waters on makeshift rafts.

They have now settled in Unchiprang makeshift camp, one of the many refugee camps where Rohingya families are seeking safety and shelter.

In these camps, UNICEF has set up safe spaces for adolescent girls so that they can interact with each other and seek emotional counselling to help them overcome the trauma they have endured and start to rebuild their lives again.