• • • • • • • • • • • • Deploy civilian authorities for inclusive and consultative administration on Bhasan Char instead of security forces including the navy. Investigate allegations of abuses by security forces and prosecute those responsible. Impress upon local officials including majhis and Camp-in-Charge (CiC) officers that all relocations to Bhasan Char have to be voluntary and based on full information regarding conditions of life on the island and the rights and services that refugees will have access to there. Ensure that the over 300 refugees held involuntarily on Bhasan Char after being rescued at sea have immediate access to United Nations protection staff. Promptly reunify the over 300 refugees found at sea with their families in Cox’s Bazar. Ensure that all refugees have adequate access to quality healthcare services and essential medicines, including sexual and reproductive health care. Publicly share the disaster response plan in case of a major storm surge on Bhasan Char, including details on provisions for shelter, food, water, medical care, essential medicines, and transport for emergency health care. Provide all Rohingya refugees with legal status and documentation that recognizes their status as refugees. Provide all children access to quality education without discrimination. Respect the rights of refugees to freedom of movement and to a livelihood. Take all feasible steps to ensure that humanitarian standards for Rohingya refugees, including population density in refugee camps, are consistent with those enumerated in the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (SPHERE standards). Stop construction of barbed wire fencing in Bhasan Char that can restrict freedom of movement and place lives at risk in an emergency. Engage refugees in environmental conservation, climate-mitigation activities, and infrastructure development that will benefit both the refugees and local host communities. To Protect Refugee Lives and Rights in Cox’s Bazar • • Take all feasible steps to ensure that humanitarian standards for Rohingya refugees, including population density in refugee camps, are consistent with those enumerated in the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (SPHERE standards). Take steps to restore humanitarian services and access to education that were impacted by restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19. “AN ISLAND JAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA” 52