A/HRC/39/CRP.2 There is no restriction on the freedom of movement of the IDPs. Security presence in IDP camps is simply to prevent recurrence of communal violence while the level of distrust between the two communities is still high. The two communities are staying separately because they feel that they are safer that way. It will take time for both communities to heal themselves to relieve from mental trauma. It needs to wait for a reasonable time until both communities regain mutual understanding and trust. Neither the government nor others can force them to live side-by-side.1129 Image from 2018 showing the sign board at the entry of the Basara camps in Sittwe. It states that the area is “restricted” with “no admittance without the approval of State Government to come in and out” Despite the statement of the Government, the existence of the restrictions on the freedom of movement of the displaced population is undeniable. It is attested by the checkpoints and sign boards at the entry of the camps, the barbed wires, the experience of those trying the leave the camps, and the simple fact that 128,000 people have not been able to go back to their place of origin, despite their desire to do so. Aung Mingalar 520. Since June 2012, the only Muslims still living in Sittwe town are the approximately 4,000 Rohingya and Kaman remaining residents of the Aung Mingalar quarter. 1130 This area is effectively a closed ghetto, where Muslims are trapped and have lived separately from the rest of the population since 2012. It is guarded by armed police, checkpoints and barbed wire. The Mission also received allegations that the Tatmadaw maintains a small presence in the school grounds in Aung Mingalar. People can only leave the quarter with special permission and in organized convoys with police escorts.1131 Apart from emergency medical referrals, the only travel which Muslims can normally undertake outside Aung Mingalar is to the displacement camps and sites in rural Sittwe, where a limited number of people can sometimes access markets and buy food. This travel is strictly controlled by security forces, who only allow a shuttle escorted by the police to travel from Aung Mingalar to the camps. The shuttle requires payment to the police.1132 521. Access to the nearby medical facilities, Sittwe markets and livelihoods are largely cut off for the residents of Aung Mingalar, who live in effective isolation. Although the Sittwe 1129 1130 1131 1132 124 A/HRC/25/64/Add.1, para. 15. It is reported that the population of Aung Mingalar was approximately 16,000 before the 2012 violence. K-069; V-047. DM-004; V-047.