TO THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT • • • • • • • Adopt a legal framework or introduce a category within existing laws that ensures refugees and other displaced persons in India have access to protection. Address the legal vacuum in which refugees and stateless persons are considered ‘foreigners’, conflated with undocumented migrants and other aliens with no rights and access to services and opportunities. Being denied access to asylum and government-issued documentation often results in distressed groups becoming even further excluded and marginalized. Due acceptance of UNHCR RSD procedures and UNHCR recognized refugees having the right to reside peacefully in India prior to being offered a durable solution. End arbitrary detention of Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers across India. Ensure protection of vulnerable groups, including women, children and LGBTQIA Immediate release of those who have been arbitrarily detained across Jammu, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country. Respect international human rights and humanitarian law including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to which India is a signatory. Take measures to stop the legal violation of Article 51(c) of the Constitution of India which directs the State to “foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in the dealings of organized peoples with one another”. Prepared by Asia Pacific Refugee Right Network (APRRN) and Rohingya Human Rights Initiative New Delhi, India Hafsar Tameesuddin Co-Secretary General, APRRN Email: sg.hafsar@aprrn.org For further information, please contact: website : www.rohringya.org / info@rohringya.org/