findings V: gender impacts Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Women and girls not only experience violence and abuse perpetrated by the APBn and host community, but they also experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their own homes. Rohingya women reported that this violence is amplified by camp restrictions including restrictions on freedom of movement. Respondents seemed to attribute current levels of IPV to the poor mental well-being and economic conditions in the camps. “If a man doesn’t have any income and he cannot support his family, there is always domestic violence between him and his wife,” said Sahar, a 45-year-old Rohingya woman, “domestic violence turns into heinous crimes.” 133 Other respondents reported that financial stressors, stemming from the restrictions on movement and work, are inextricably linked to instances of IPV. Respondents reported overlapping challenges including poverty, mental health distress, a lack of education, a lack of empowerment, and IPV. Sultana, a 31-year-old Rohingya woman, revealed: “Our husbands beat us for money. They snatch any money we get from our parents.” 134 Respondents also mentioned that the chronic food insecurity has caused tension in the home and led to physical abuse between domestic partners and parents and their children. Others reported that marriages are not lasting due to rising tensions and violence. 135 133 134 135 Interview C2EF Interview C21F For further reading on Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse against Rohingya refugee women in Cox’s Bazar see: Intimate Partner Abuse Among Rohingya Women and its Relationship with their Abilities to Reject Husbands’ Advances to Unwanted Sex. 2021. 71