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7. Conclusion and Recommendation
By labeling the Rohingya people in different statuses has considerable effects on their human rights. Some of them with refugee status used to enjoy freedom of movement to some extent and livelihood. They began to live meaningful lives. UMNs in the case of the Rohingya people, however, had some uncertainties about their life and livelihood; they could enjoy more freedom than with the status of FDMNs (CHEUNG 2011). Except for the very basic needs of food, shelter, water-sanitation and health services, the issue of freedom of speech, right to work and freedom of movement are beyond negotiation for FDMNs. These stratifications and labeling are causing discrimination and deprivations among the Rohingya people at large (SULTANA 2019). Therefore, finding the labeling a political issue, this study recommends the competent authority to consider their human rights as a human being, without labeling them in different categories. Since refugee or these forcibly displaced people have crossed the international border, international organizations such as the UN, ASEAN, and other humanitarian organizations need to play their part strongly in the solution of the crisis. To that end, international actors can consider creating a safe zone in the Rakhine state of Myanmar under the direct supervision of the UN and obligatory burden-sharing for every member state of the UN for refugees around the globe including Rohingya refugees. The UN and other regional state associations should come forward in support of adopting individual refugee
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It is quite challenging to implement these recommendations but that will reduce the refugee crisis to a great extent. Firstly, because of the safe zone and UN intervention inside the source country, it will be more effective in safeguarding the human rights of the targeted group of people. Secondly, even if any of the flight of people crossed a border, every UN member state would have to bear the burden of humanitarian provisions proportionately until their repatriation to the country of origin. Thus, it can create strong international pressure on the country of origin and will think seriously before any persecution against minority people.
Thirdly, by having refugee status, they can enjoy the minimum human rights in the host country.
The upshot of this is that there are sufficient international legal frameworks to address such recommendations; it is now a matter of enforcement and a way of implementation.
Undoubtedly, the fulfillment of human rights of these hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people is the prerequisite of security and sustainable development of the region as well.
8. Acknowledgement
An earlier version of this study was presented in the Online 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Conference (IDK2020) held in 27-28 November, 2020 in the University of Pécs, Hungary.
Thanks to the conference session chair for his valuable comments.
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