Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and
other minorities in Myanmar
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of Myanmar to discontinue cooperation with the Special Rapporteur and to deny her
access to the country since January 2018,
Welcoming also the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on
Myanmar, and encouraging her further engagement and dialogue with the
Government of Myanmar and other relevant stakeholders and affected populations,
Welcoming further the first report to the General Assembly of the ongoing
independent mechanism established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution
39/2, 8 and its operationalization, as well as the appointment of i ts head,
Welcoming the work of the independent international fact-finding mission on
Myanmar, including its final report 9 and all its other reports, including the reports on
the economic interests of the Myanmar military and on sexual and gender-based
violence in Myanmar and the gendered impact of its ethnic conflicts, and furthermore
deeply regretting that the Government of Myanmar did not cooperate with the fact finding mission,
Recognizing the complementary and mutually reinforcing work of the various
United Nations mandate holders and mechanisms working on Myanmar to improve
the situation of human rights in Myanmar,
Noting the importance of the role of regional organizations in efforts to achieve
pacific settlement of local disputes, as stipulated in Chapter VIII of the Charter, while
noting that such efforts do not preclude action under Chapter VI of the Charter,
Acknowledging the efforts of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,
alongside relevant international efforts, aimed at bringing peace and stability to
Rakhine State, including through the appointment by the Organization of a new
special envoy to Myanmar,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General, 10
Condemning all violations and abuses of human rights in Myanmar, including
against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States,
and expressing deep concern at the reports of ongoing human rights violations, as also
noted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her oral update
on 10 July 2019, as well as at the ongoing non-cooperation of the Government of
Myanmar and the denial of access to United Nations mechanisms , including the
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Independent
Mechanism,
Continuing to underline the need for the security and armed forces of Myanmar
to cease all actions that run counter to the protection of all per sons within the country,
including those belonging to the Rohingya community, by respecting international
law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and
ending the violence, including sexual violence, and calling for urgent steps to ensure
justice in respect of all human rights violations and violations of international
humanitarian law so that those displaced by violence are able to voluntarily return in
safety and dignity to their places of origin or to a place of their choice in a sustainable
manner,
Calling for an immediate cessation of fighting and hostilities, of targeting of
civilians and of all violations and abuses of international human rights law and
international humanitarian law in northern Myanmar, and re cognizing the need for
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See A/74/278.
A/HRC/42/50.
A/74/311.
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