A/HRC/42/CRP.5 inherent distrust arises from a variety of factors, including a long history of cancellation or replacement of previous cards with new cards for Rohingya.140 84. The Rohingya perceive the NVC as a tool of suppression that adversely affects nearly every aspect of their lives and erodes their fundamental freedoms, including their right to an identity, as it does not allow them to identify as Rohingya. 141 Rohingya in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia and other parts of the region have consistently shared concerns with the Mission over the NVC and the associated process, and it has been cited as one of the main factors leading to their decision to leave the country and not return. 142 85. The NVC application form gives Rohingya no other option than to identify as “Bengali”. The Government’s apparent attempt to address this issue was to remove references to religion and ethnicity in an updated NVC sometime last year. However, the NVC application form still includes this specification, which renders the process deeply inadequate. The NVC application form is completed by the authorities, who record “Bengali” under ethnicity.143 140 141 142 143 Oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on situation of human rights of Rohingya people, 3 July 2018, A/HRC/38/CRP.2, paras. 472-476. UNHCR, Study on Community Perceptions of Citizenship, Documentation and Rights in Rakhine State, UNHCR, August 2016, p.11, available from https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/assessment_file_attachments/Community_Perceptions_ FINAL.PDF. CI-228, CI-229, FI-038, FI-046, FM-003. FFFGEN-1-84278, CI-301, CI-303, FI-052, FI-053. 27