A/HRC/42/CRP.5 duty”.388 One interviewee explained how in late 2018 he was severely beaten with the butt of a rifle by the Tatmadaw and then forced to carry heavy materials on his wounded shoulder.389 Another explained that in July/August 2018: I had to hide in my house when the military came searching for men. They found me and took me forcibly to their base, kept me for 3 days where I was severely beaten with a bamboo stick, was kicked with the boots. I was not given any food during the time. I still carry marks of the beatings. My relatives had to pay 90,000 Kyat (60 USD) to the military for my release.”390 186. The Mission corroborated forced labour cases from Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships, although it is likely that Rohingya in Rathedaung Township have also been subjected to forced labour.391 187. The Mission received consistent accounts of individuals being forced to work at the new camp construction site in Thein Taung (Ah Twin Hnget Thay), Buthidaung Township.392 A victim from Buthidaung Township told the Mission with respect to an incident that occurred in late 2018: I had to flee Myanmar to avoid working in the camp that the Tatmadaw was building for the Rohingya. The military asked the head of my village for 300-400 individuals. I was amongst those selected. I served with them 6 to 7 times in the new camp construction sites. The first round ran for up to six days. I made bamboo partitions, dug lands and assisted with other construction related work. We were not provided food and had to sleep on bare floor at night 393 188. Interviewees also reported that Rohingya villagers were forced by the Tatmadaw to guard military bases and villages at night against possible attacks by the AA. 394 A victim from Buthidaung Township told the Mission that every day in the early evening in February 2019, Tatmadaw soldiers would come to the village and pick around 100 persons to guard their base during the night, which was located on top of a hill. These individuals, he said, had to sit or stand 10 to15 meters away and they were not allowed to rest, sleep, talk or move away from their designated locations. He recounted how those who the military found resting or sleeping were subjected to beatings. He said that once The military found me asleep, they beat me so badly that I could hardly move. I served for 18 consecutive nights without any break, which was overwhelming and took a heavy toll on me. I couldn’t bear it further and had to flee Myanmar. 395 189. Interviewees reported that they had heard that Rohingya would be engaged in the new camp construction sites in Gu Dar Pyin village in Buthidaung Township. 396 190. The Mission also received accounts of Rohingya prisoners being subjected to physical abuse, including beatings,397 while being compelled to work.398 Interviewees repeatedly referred to Buthidaung Prison, where prisoners were forced to work in brick kilns399 or farms to produce food for either the prison officials or the Tatmadaw. 400 Prisoners were forced to work in two shifts from 8 am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm without compensation.401 Ethnic Rakhine were exempted from this labour.402 Prison 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 60 FI-037. FI-048. CI-228. CI-240. CI-226, CI-227, CI-228. CI-228. FI-024, FI-037, V-370. FI-037. CI-226, LM-058. CI-297, FI-037. CI-291, CI-297, FI-011, FI-017. FI-011, FI-017, CI-297. FI-011, FI-017, CI-297. CI-297.