94% of women respondents traveling with children (n=208) reported that children face “On the way to Malaysia other migrants tried to harass me. I even got threatened dangers during the journey. 40% of women consider the risk of a child experiencing abuse when I rejected them.” or a violation to be high. The most commonly reported risks include detention (36%), 24-year-old Rohingya woman, surveyed in Johor Bahru, Malaysia physical violence (34%), death (29%) and trafficking (23%). “I would now tell other women not to bring your children with you for boat journeys. “The journey was not as I expected and not as the smuggler told us. We were at It was very dangerous for kids. I myself almost lost my baby boy. Thank God we risk of losing our lives many times. I witnessed people dying of starvation all along made it safe to Malaysia.” the way”. 20-year-old Rohingya woman, surveyed in Penang, Malaysia 30-year-old Rohingya woman, surveyed in Penang, Malaysia 77% of Rohingya women surveyed who report protection risks en route considered Figure 4. Have you personally experienced any such incidents? smugglers as the main perpetrator, followed by military/police (47%) and border guards/immigration officers (24%), see Figure 5. This reporting of smugglers as the main perpetrator of risk is within the context where Rohingya women have to rely on 48% Physical violence smugglers to reach Malaysia due to their lack of legal documentation in Myanmar and Non-physical violence 18% Detention 18% Bangladesh. Furthermore, 46% agreed that they were intentionally misled about the journey by smugglers. 16% Sexual violence 15% Witnessed death 11% Bribery/extortion Injury from harsh conditions 9% Robbery 9% Trafficking and exploitation Rohingya women (n=468) Multi-select 3% 2% Kidnapping 1% Refused 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 4