findings iI: enforcing restrictions on movement
Enforcement: Detention, Arrest, and Other Punitive Measures
In addition to beatings and extortion, respondents reported other punishments perpetrated by police,
including being detained at checkpoints for several hours, being forced to wait in the sun, being forced
to stare at the sun, and being forced to do time consuming, meaningless tasks. Some respondents
emphasised that punitive measures were often accompanied by verbal abuse and insults from the police.
“We can’t go outside of the home at night,” said Jabir, a 65-year-old Rohingya man. “If I go outside to use
the toilet at night and the police who patrol at night see me, I’ll be arrested. They will beat me by justifying it
with a fake allegation. They give us different kinds of punishments or torture such filling a water tank with a
spoon, and force us to look at the sun during the day. They give such punishments that we can’t endure.” 64
Enforcement: Fencing
Many respondents spoke not only of the detrimental impact of the barbed wire fences on
livelihoods, healthcare, and access to food, but also of the severe impact on emergencies and
crises that the fences exacerbate or even cause. Several respondents reported not being able
to access emergency medical services due to fences, and others spoke of the deaths caused
when fires break out in the camps and the fences prevent people from fleeing to safety.
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