Calls for Rohingya return grow as UN rights body adopts resolution

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Report
Published: July 15, 2023

File Photo: REUTERS

UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has called for early repatriation of Rohingyas by creating a conducive environment.

A resolution in this regard was adopted by consensus at the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.

It stressed the need for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, by creating a conducive environment in Rakhine for repatriation and by ensuring justice and accountability for the persecuted people, the Bangladesh mission in Geneva said.

Durable solutions to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

United Nations
21 June 2023

 

At
Panel discussion on durable solutions to the Rohingya crisis and to end human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar

53rd session of the Human Rights Council

Statement by Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

Mr President,
Distinguished Panelists,
Excellencies,

Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar have endured decades of persecution and systematic discrimination. Today, eleven years after the 2012 violence in Rakhine State, and six years after the 2017 military operations that killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, more than one million languish in refugee camps in Bangladesh. An estimated 600,000 remain in Myanmar where they continue to be deprived of their basic rights.

UN Security Council Adopts First-Ever Resolution on Myanmar

The Irrawaddy
By AFP 22 December 2022

A general view shows a United Nations Security Council meeting during a vote on a draft resolution on Myanmar at the UN headquarters in New York on Dec. 21, 2022. / AFP

UNITED NATIONS—The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for Myanmar’s junta to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as it adopted its first-ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country.

The 15-member council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021.

U.N. council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades

REUTERS

By Michelle Nichols
December 22, 2022 

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar has been in crisis since the army took power from Suu Kyi's elected government on Feb. 1, 2021, detaining her and other officials and responding to pro-democracy protests and dissent with lethal force.

This resolution sends a firm message to the Myanmar military: UK Statement at the UN Security Council

GOV.UK
21 December 2022
From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Dame Barbara Woodward DCMG OBE

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on the Situation in Myanmar 

Thank you, President.

Today we have adopted the first Security Council resolution on the situation in Myanmar. It is the result of many weeks of careful consultation with Council Members, with ASEAN members, and with other key regional partners.

In February 2021, the military overturned the results of a democratic election, seized power and plunged Myanmar and its 55 million people into a series of cascading crises - humanitarian, economic and political. The coup has had negative consequences for the region and its stability, including by exacerbating existing challenges facing the Rohingya.

UN adopts resolution on human rights of Rohingya, other minorities in Myanmar

The Daily Star 

UNB, Dhaka
Thu Nov 17, 2022 

 Reuters file photo

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution "on the situation of human rights of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar" without a vote.

"We would like to see the increased role of the regional countries and the regional organisations in resolving the Rohingya crisis with enhanced urgency, before it turns into a regional security crisis," according to the statement of Bangladesh at the adoption of 3rd Committee Resolution on the situation of Rohingya in Myanmar.

Myanmar government slams UN on Rohingya resolution

CNA
15 Jul 2021

Members of the internally displaced Rohingya Muslim community are seen on Jun 5, 2021 at the Thet Kay Pyin camp in Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. (Photo: AFP/STR)

YANGON: Myanmar's government rejected on Wednesday (Jul 14) a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for reconciliation with the persecuted Rohingya minority, slamming "one-sided allegations" over its treatment of the stateless community.

The country has been in turmoil since the government of Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted in a February coup, sparking huge pro-democracy protests and a bloody military crackdown.

UNHRC adopts resolution emphasising justice and repatriation of Rohingyas back to Myanmar

The Daily Star

Star Digital Report
Mon Jul 12, 2021

UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the "Human Rights Situation of Rohingya Muslims and other Minorities in Myanmar" today, calling on the international community to continue providing humanitarian assistance until they return to Myanmar.

The resolution also emphasized bringing all responsible for torture, crimes against humanity, and war crimes against Rohingyas to justice, while also acknowledging the ongoing criminal proceedings in the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.

UN: New resolution against violence in Myanmar must prompt global arms embargo

AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL

18 June 2021,

All countries must stop selling arms to Myanmar following the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly condemning the use of lethal force and violence in the country, Amnesty International said today.

The resolution, passed by an overwhelming vote of 119 to 1 with 36 abstentions, calls on member states to prevent the flow of arms into the country. It strongly condemns the worsening crackdown on peaceful protesters and civil society, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of arbitrary detainees and an end to restrictions on freedom of expression.

Behind Indonesia’s opposition to R2P Resolution at UN General Assembly — and how ASEAN sees it

TOC

01/06/2021

Indonesia does not reject the idea of the R2P itself, claiming that the resolution has already had a standing annual agenda item

Source: The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s controversial decision to vote against the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 18 May has become a contentious topic of late.

Indonesia was one of the 15 nations that voted ‘No’ on the resolution aimed at preventing war crimes, genocide, and other types of humanitarian crimes.

The resolution gained support from 115 countries, including several other ASEAN members such as the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. As many as 28 countries chose to abstain.

‘Unnecessary’ for R2P to have standing annual agenda item: Indonesia, on voting against resolution

Indonesia says UK backs ASEAN push for Myanmar crisis resolution

REUTERS
Reuters Staff
APRIL 7, 2021

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will support Southeast Asian countries in efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, Indonesia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, after talks with her visiting British counterpart.

FILE PHOTO: Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi delivers her speech during a press briefing with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

Indonesia is among several countries leading a push for high-level talks between leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Myanmar, where nearly 600 people have been killed in a crackdown on demonstrators opposing a Feb. 1 coup.

“We discussed... how the international community, including the UK could support the ASEAN effort to help Myanmar in resolving this situation,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a news briefing after talks with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

UNHRC adopts resolution asking Myanmar to ensure Rohingya return

Dhaka Tribune

Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
June 23rd, 2020

 Rohingyas flee Myanmar and enter Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar Syed Zakir Hossain

In its 43rd session, the 47-member UNHRC adopted the resolution on Monday in Geneva by a vote of 37 in favour, 2 against and 8 abstentions

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution calling upon Myanmar to create conditions and to establish a plan conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of Rohingyas and all refugees and forcibly displaced persons.

The resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar also stressed the need to effectively address the root causes of human rights violations and abuses against ethnic minorities, including the Rohingyas, in the Rakhine State.

UN issues its first coronavirus resolution as global cases surpass 1 million

FRANCH 24  

FRANCE 24
03/04/2020

(FILE PHOTO) Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks at the UN headquarters in New York. © Bryan R. Smith, AFP file picture 

 

The UN General Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution calling for "international cooperation" and "multilateralism" in the fight against Covid-19, in the first text to come out of the international body since the outbreak began.

The resolution, which was approved by consensus, also stresses "the need for full respect for human rights" and that "there is no place for any form of discrimination, racism and xenophobia in the response to the pandemic".

Resolution on Rohingya rights situation adopted at UN

The Daily Star
November 16, 2019
Unb, Dhaka

A resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar has been adopted at the third committee of the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

The resolution, placed by the United Arab Emirates and Finland on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the European Union (EU), received 140 votes in its favour and nine votes against it with 32 countries taking no side.

The adopted resolution will be placed at the General Assembly plenary in the next month, said Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations yesterday.

UNHRC adopts resolution asking Myanmar to convince Rohingyas to go back

Dhaka Tribune
September 26th, 2019
BSS

 File photo of Rohingya women and children in a camp in Cox Bazar Mahmud Hossain Opu/ Dhaka Tribune

 
The resolution brought by Bangladesh has been finalized by all member countries of OIC and European Union

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution urging Myanmar to create conducive environment in northern Rakhine state and convince Rohingyas to return with full safety and dignity as per the bilateral agreement with Bangladesh.

UN General Assembly Resolutions on Burma

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46th UN General Assembly – 1991

47th UN General Assembly – 1992

48th UN General Assembly – 1993

49th UN General Assembly – 1994

50th UN General Assembly – 1995

European Parliament resolution of 19 September 2019 on Myanmar, notably the situation of the Rohingya (2019/2822(RSP))

European Parliament
19 September 2019 

European Parliament resolution of 19 September 2019 on Myanmar, notably the situation of the Rohingya (2019/2822(RSP))

The European Parliament,
– having regard to its previous resolutions on Myanmar and on the situation of the Rohingya, notably those of 21 May 2015(1), 7 July 2016(2), 15 December 2016(3), 14 September 2017(4), 14 June 2018(5) and 13 September 2018(6),

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 February 2018 on Myanmar/Burma and to those of 10 December 2018,

Rohingya crisis: European Parliament adopts resolution to impose an arms embargo against Myanmar

Dhaka Tribune
Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
September 20th, 2019

File photo: Hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas attend a massive rally organized at a field in Camp No 4 (Extension) at Kutupalong's Modhurchhara in Ukhiya on Sunday, August 25, 2019, to observe two years of their latest exodus from Myanmar's Rakhine state Tanjir Rahman/Dhaka Tribune

UNSC urged to refer Myanmar to International Criminal Court

The European Parliament passed a resolution yesterday, urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar.

They also urged the UNSC to adopt targeted sanctions against those natural, and legal individuals who appear to be responsible for serious human rights violations.

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