Academics, activists and international relations experts at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday demanded pragmatic measures to stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.
They said that the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals had been facing heinous violence amid insecurity in the camps.
They also suggested the government rethink governance as well as the UN-monitored state in Myanmar for Rohingya to stop the gender-based violence.
Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, UK International Development, Xcept and Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies jointly organised the event titled 鈥楪endered violence and insecurity in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh鈥攏ew insights and ways forward鈥� in a city hotel.
Women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid as chief guest proposed UN Peacekeeping mission in the Myanmar conflict zone to make it safe for all, including Rohingya.
She said that the displaced Myanmar nationals鈥� issue was not a national issue and that it was not possible to resolve the issue without international management.
Dhaka University international relations professor Syeda Rozana Rashid said that Rohingya people both men and women were facing increasing gender-based violence in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.
She suggested establishing UN-monitored state zone for the Rohingya in Myanmar.
Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammed Mizanur Rahman said that many stressed the need for solving problems here in the Rohingya camps but not eradicating those.
He urged the global community to come up with a peaceful permanent solution to the crisis.
Deputy British high commissioner and development director James Goldman said that his government would continue support for the Rohingya.
Myanmar wing director general of the ministry of foreign affairs Ferdousi Shahriar, and co-researchers Benjamin Etzold and Anas Ansar spoke at the event.
They said that due to persistence of armed groups both men and women were being abused and were facing severe violations of rights.
