Human Rights Implications of the Crisis in Myanmar

A/HRC/RES/S-29/1View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2021.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Myanmar Political Conditions State of Emergency

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Deplores the removal of the Government elected by the people of Myanmar in the general election held on 8 November 2020, and the suspension of mandates of members of all parliaments, and calls for the restoration of the elected Government;

Calls urgently for the immediate and unconditional release of all persons arbitrarily detained, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and others, and the lifting of the state of emergency;

Stresses the need to refrain from violence and to fully respect human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law;

Strongly calls upon the Myanmar military and other security forces and authorities to take steps immediately to protect the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, religion or belief, association and peaceful assembly in accordance with international human rights law, and to ensure that members of civil society organizations and the media are able to operate freely and without fear of violence, harassment or intimidation;

Calls for the immediate lifting of restrictions on the Internet, telecommunications and social media, in accordance with international human rights law;

Also calls for safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all people in need, including through the re‑establishment of United Nations relief flights;

Strongly encourages the pursuance of dialogue and reconciliation in accordance with the will of the people of Myanmar, and recalls the role of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar in this regard;

Stresses the need to address the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine State and to create the conditions necessary for the safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified return of displaced persons, including of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar to assess the current situation of human rights in Myanmar, and to provide updates thereon in their reports to the Human Rights Council, calls upon the Myanmar authorities to engage and cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the High Commissioner and the Special Rapporteur with increased assistance and the resources and expertise necessary to enable them to discharge their mandates fully;

Decides to remain seized of this matter.

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