To ASEAN Members and Other Countries in the Region • • • • • • Provide Rohingya refugees with prima facie refugee recognition, dignified temporary protection, or access to fair asylum procedures and ensure they are not subject to indefinite detention, inhospitable conditions, or threat of being returned to Myanmar, where they face persecution and risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Acknowledge and respond to the Rohingya refugee situation as a regional problem that requires a comprehensive plan of action that provides support to Bangladesh and effective protection for Rohingya refugees through regional and extra-regional responsibility sharing. Undertake a regional refugee resettlement plan, particularly focused on family reunification, for refugees with family members living in other countries in the region. End forced returns of Rohingya seeking asylum by land or sea and instead ensure they receive humanitarian aid and temporary protection or full access to procedures for international protection in close coordination with UNHCR. Respond urgently to refugee boats in distress, including coordinated search-andrescue operations and timely disembarkation at the nearest safe port. Use the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other regional mechanisms to collectively press Myanmar to meet all conditions necessary for voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable returns of Rohingya refugees, including ending the systematic persecution of the Rohingya population and holding accountable those responsible for atrocity crimes. 57 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | JUNE 2021