educational prospects faced further setbacks as the Bangladeshi authorities shut down or dismantled about 30 community-led schools.345 According to the UN, Rohingya educational needs in 2022 total US$ 70.5million. Of this amount, a meagre 1.6% has been actually funded.346 Mohamed Junaid, a 23-year-old Rohingya refugee, lamented the state of educational provision for Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar: “Though there were many restrictions in Myanmar, we could still do school until matriculation at least. But in the camps our children cannot do anything. We are wasting our lives under tarpaulin.”347 Mohamed, a Rohingya refugee and a volunteer teacher of mathematics and chemistry, explained these challenges to Amnesty International: “It has been almost five years we have been living in the refugee camps, but we still have no opportunity to study or go to school. Our next generation is being lost day by day. At least in Myanmar we could go from Grade One to [high school] matriculation, but because of this hate speech we had to flee to Bangladesh, so we cannot see any future for our next generation. Facebook can help us to build our future to give us some opportunity.”348 Showkutara, 22, works with a community-based organization that conducts educational projects for young girls in the refugee camps. She explained to Amnesty International: “We are asking for help with education because, if you want to destroy a community, you just need to restrict education. And if we want to improve our lives, education is the main tool we can use to do that.” Sharing her hopes for the young girls she works with, Showkutara added, “My hope for the young girls’ future is for them have a chance to study... We hope they can someday go to university and become doctors, nurses, whatever they want to be”.349 9.2 META’S REFUSAL TO REMEDIATE THE ROHINGYA On 10 February 2021, Meta responded to the Rohingya community’s request with a rejection, stating: “Unfortunately, after discussing with our teams, this specific proposal is not something that we’re able to support. As I think we noted in our call, Facebook doesn’t directly engage in philanthropic activities. We do partner for [sic.] on some topics, but the proposal doesn’t fit within the scope of the programme we typically partner on. These generally have a more direct link to our product, internet literacy, or digital empowerment.”350 Meta’s characterisation of the Rohingya community’s request as “philanthropic activities” conveys a deeply flawed understanding of the company’s human rights responsibilities. The Rohingya communities have not requested charity; they are pursuing Meta to demand that the company fulfils its responsibility to remediate the severe human rights harms they have suffered and which the company contributed to. Meta’s active role in the dissemination of advocacy of hatred against the Rohingya in 2017, as well as other dehumanizing and discriminatory anti-Rohingya content, meant the company contributed to a host of human rights violations by the Myanmar military, which included the right to education after people were forced to leave their homes and country. Sawyeddollah, one of the Rohingya youth involved in the request, told Amnesty International that the rejection was a bitter blow for the community: “Their response made me really sad. They refused to acknowledge what they did to us. I know that Facebook already acknowledged they did contribute to the Amnesty International and others, “Joint statement: Bangladesh: Restore and strengthen capacity of community-led schools in Rohingya camps”, 28 April 2022, amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/04/bangladesh-restore-and-strengthen-capacity-of-community-led-schools-inrohingya-camps/ 345 OCHA Financial Tracking Service, ‘Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Crisis Joint Response Plan 2022’, fts.unocha.org/appeals/1082/summary 346 347 Interview by video call with Mohamed Junaid, 18 April 2022. 348 Amnesty International interview by video call with Mohamed, 11 April 2022. 349 Amnesty International interview by video call with Showkutara, 06 April 2022. Victim Advocates International, “Rohingya victim groups ask Facebook to provide them support, following its role in the violence against them”, 10 July 2020, victimadvocatesinternational.org/letter-to-facebook-human-rights-head-miranda-sissons-from-rohingya-refugeegroups 350 THE SOCIAL ATROCITY META AND THE RIGHT TO REMEDY FOR THE ROHINGYA Amnesty International 66