A/HRC/56/CRP.8 … Nobody can sleep. [There are] arbitrary arrests all the time. No one can sleep peace and sound. 159. A Kachin woman echoed these feelings: I am traumatized and fearful all the time. Every time I hear the jet sounds, I don’t know what to do or where to go most of the time because I am constantly worried about safety and wonder if we can ever be in a safe place. I thought to myself, “Will there ever be a place that will be safe for us? Will we always be fearing for our lives?75 160. Displaced LGBT people have often been separated from their communities and networks of support. Due to impacts of the conflict in urban areas, LGBT-focused organizations previously based in urban areas are often unable to provide services. LGBT individuals must also contend with anti-LGBT sentiment, discrimination, and stigma in increasingly tense settings, resulting in high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide. Many LGBT people feel compelled to hide their sexuality or identity in these settings, exacerbating their psychological distress. 161. Mental health services in Myanmar were extremely limited prior to the coup. Conflict and displacement have further threatened access to services, including for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence or gender-based violence within homes and communities. In Myanmar, there is very little mental health support tailored specifically to the needs of LGBT people. VIII. Heightened vulnerabilities of Rohingya communities 162. The deep vulnerability of Rohingya women, girls, and LGBT people is rooted in the systematic denial of citizenship and extreme discrimination against the Rohingya. Since the coup, increased restrictions on access to humanitarian aid, employment, and movement have compounded the effects of decades of persecution and state-sponsored violence against Rohingya communities. Rohingya refugee women and LGBT people in Bangladesh and elsewhere face enormous risks relating to their lack of legal status and position in society. 163. The 1982 Citizenship Law arbitrarily denies Rohingya their right to a nationality and has facilitated persecution and discrimination. The Rohingya have suffered multiple waves of state-sponsored violence and mass displacement in Myanmar, including military-led genocidal attacks in 2017 that drove over 700,000 Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh. 164. The estimated 600,000 Rohingya who remain in Myanmar suffer under an apartheid regime enforced by the military. They face rigid segregation, severe restrictions on movement and access to education, healthcare, and employment, arbitrary arrest and detention, confinement to squalid IDP camps, and vulnerability to violence from armed actors and civilians. Since the coup, the already repressive environment for Rohingya in Myanmar has worsened. The SAC has imposed new movement restrictions on Rohingya in Rakhine State and systematically blocked humanitarian aid deliveries and organizational access, cutting off Rohingya communities from life-saving aid. Rohingya also face a rapidly deteriorating security situation, as they are increasingly caught in the crossfire of fighting between the SAC and Arakan Army. Since May 2024, thousands of Rohingya living in northern Rakhine State have been displaced from their homes with serious concerns about their safety, security, and access to food and shelter. 165. Discrimination, insecurity, and conflict have exacerbated existing gender-based burdens and risks for Rohingya women and girls. Patriarchal and misogynistic beliefs and practices within the Rohingya community have had a devastating impact on the rights of 75 36 Testimony shared with the Special Rapporteur by a human rights organization.