Burma Human Rights Network’s report: “We also have dreams” Recommendations To the Government of Bangladesh: 1. Bangladesh should create a process for refugees to apply for permits to work or seek higher education outside of the camps. 2. Bangladesh should allow for greater freedom of movement of refugees inside and outside the camps. All barbed wire fencing or other dangerous barriers in and around the camps should be removed. 3. Bangladesh should begin cooperation with the international community to resettle Rohingya refugees to third countries. 4. Bangladesh should take measures to investigate corruption among security officials in the camps, and initiate programs to create better relationships between security forces and the refugee community. 5. Security officials should increase their presence in areas dominated by criminal organizations or armed groups and ensure the safety of the community. In doing so, they must also ensure they do not arbitrarily harass, arrest, or harm civilians. 6. Arson or similar crimes against the Rohingya community must be thoroughly investigated and the authorities must be transparent about their investigations to foster the trust the community places on them. 7. Bangladesh should stop criminalizing non-criminal acts by refugees, like using a cell phone, and security officers should be instructed to treat refugees with respect and dignity. Acts of mistreatment by law enforcement agents should be investigated and perpetrators of violations and abuses should be held accountable. 8. Camps-In-Charge should listen to and address the concerns of all refugees in their care and not only to the community and religious leaders. This need is particularly acute amongst women and girls in the camps. 9. Additional security measures and protection mechanisms should be established for women and girls living inside the camps and programs must be introduced to address sexual and genderbased violence, including trafficking, harassment, and sexual violence. These programs should work directly with women and girls in the community, seeking their insight and input, and address their concerns as they arise. 10. Latrines in the camps should consistently be designated by gender and women’s latrines should always be well lit with regular security patrols at night. 11. Law enforcement should deploy greater efforts to combat trafficking rings that extort and exploit the refugee population. 12. Bangladesh should recognize the democratic forces in Burma and work with them on a plan for the voluntary and safe return of the Rohingya population, once the relevant conditions and guarantees of non recurrence will be in place for such return to happen. www.bhrn.org.uk 52