Crisis in Rakhine: UN Human Rights Council Must Convene Urgent Special Session on Myanmar

SAC-M
May 19th, 2024 

9 May 2024: The Rohingya people in western Myanmar are again at risk of genocide. The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council must address this risk and the worsening human rights emergency in Myanmar generally, by convening an urgent special session, says the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M).

Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar

United Nation Human Rights

14 July 2023

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions on the implementation of resolution 31/36, on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, on preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls in criminal justice detention, on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights, and on new and emerging digital technologies and human rights.

By a vote of 31 in favour, 3 against and 13 abstentions, the Council adopted resolution (A/HRC/53/L.24/Rev.1) on the implementation of Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES31/36, recalling that the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to produce a database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The Council requested the Secretary-General to allocate the necessary financial and human resources to ensure that the mandate requested in Council resolution 31/36, was fully implemented.

2023 HRW REPORT ( MYANMAR )

HRW

2023 REPORT

• Torture, Political Executions, Deaths in Custody
• War Crimes and Other Atrocities
• Displaced Populations and Aid
• Persecution of Rohingya
• Shrinking Civic Space and Legal Challenges
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Key International Actors

Since staging a coup on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military has carried out a brutal nationwide crackdown on millions of people opposed to its rule. The junta security forces have carried out mass killings, arbitrary arrests, torture, sexual violence, and other abuses that amount to crimes against humanity. Freedom of speech and assembly face severe restrictions.

Myanmar spiralling ‘from bad to worse, to horrific’, Human Rights Council hears

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Coverage of the 77th General Debate

21 September 2022
Human Rights

World Bank/Tom Cheatham

A child looks after his younger sibling in Myanmar.

Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said on Wednesday that conditions have worsened, “by any measure”.

“With each report I have warned that unless UN Member States change course in the way they collectively respond to this crisis, the people of Myanmar will suffer even further,” he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva, saying that conditions have “gone from bad to worse, to horrific for untold numbers of innocent people in Myanmar”.

MEDIA STATEMENT – UN Human Rights Office urges military to halt violence against peaceful protestors across Myanmar

Comment by UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on Myanmar

Geneva, 28 February 2021

“We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and call on the military to immediately halt the use of force against peaceful protestors.

Throughout the day, in several locations throughout the country, police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible information received by the UN Human Rights Office – has left at least 18 people dead and over 30 wounded. Deaths reportedly occurred as a result of live ammunition fired into crowds in Yangon, Dawei, Mandalay, Myeik, Bago and Pokokku. Tear gas was also reportedly used in various locations as well as flash-bang and stun grenades.

CONCLUDING SPECIAL SESSION ON MYANMAR, HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEPLORES REMOVAL OF ELECTED GOVERNMENT

UN GENEVA
15 February 2021
Meeting Summaries

The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution in which it deplored 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 called for the restoration of the elected Government.

In a resolution A/HRC/S-297l.1 on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar, adopted without a vote, the Council deplored 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 called for the restoration of the elected Government. The Council also called 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, and stressed the need to refrain from violence and fully respect human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.

Report of the 29th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar

UNIVERSAL RIGHTS GROUP
February 15, 2021 

International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes, URG Human Rights Council Reports

 

On Friday 12th February 2021, the Human Rights Council convened a special session to address ‘the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar’.

The special session was requested via an official letter dated 8 February 2021 and signed by H.E. Mr. Julian Braithwaite, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations in Geneva. This letter, addressed to H.E. Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, the recently elected President of the Human Rights Council, was jointly submitted by the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom and the Permanent Delegation of the European Union. This request was officially supported by 19 member States and 28 Observer States.

အချုပ်အခြာအာဏာကို ဝင်ရောက်စွက်ဖက်ခြင်းမျိုး လက်မ ခံ ဟု မြန်မာပြော

ဧရာဝတီ

By ဇူးဇူး
24 June 2020  

နိုင်ငံတနိုင်ငံ၏ အချုပ်အခြာအာဏာကို ဝင်ရောက်စွက်ဖက်ခြင်းမပြုဘဲ လေးစားမှုရှိသင့်ကြောင်း ကုလ သမဂ္ဂဆိုင်ရာ မြန် မာ အမြဲတမ်းကိုယ်စားလှယ် ဦးကျော်မိုးထွန်းက လူ့အခွင့်အရေးကောင်စီတွင် ပြောဆို လိုက်သည်။

UN adopts resolution asking Myanmar to take back Rohingya from Bangladesh

bdnews24.com

Staff Correspondent,
23 Jun 2020 

The United Nations Human Rights Council or UNHCR has adopted a resolution urging the repatriation of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.

 

The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to Geneva said in a media statement on Monday that the resolution titled "Human Rights Situation in Myanmar" was adopted at the current session of the assembly.

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.

India: UN human rights experts condemn Rohingya deportations.

UN Human Rights

High Commissioner for Human Rights

GENEVA |2nd April 2019

UN human rights experts* condemned the Indian Government’s decision to deport three more Rohingya to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under international law.

The three Rohingyas deported, a father and his children, had been imprisoned since 2013, on charges related to lack of documentation. On 3 January 2019, India separated and forcibly returned five other members of their family to Myanmar.

Oral statement on Venezuela and Myanmar delivered during Item 2 General Debate at HRC40

reliefweb
22 Mar 2019

In this statement delivered during the Item 2 General Debate of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty raised concern about the human rights situations in Venezuela and Myanmar, responding to updates by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Myanmar and Bangladesh Trade Blame, UN Concerned About Rohingya Crisis

IDN- InDepthNews

By J Nastranis,5th March 2019

Photo: Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after crossing the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. Credit: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

NEW YORK (IDN) – A humanitarian crisis continues to unfold on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, with almost 1 million Rohingya people now living in the world's largest refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

American Jewish groups call out to end genocide against the Rohingya

THE JERUSALUM POST
By Hagay Hacohen , February 27, 2019 20:42

19 American Jewish groups collectively called on the U.S. government to step in to end atrocities against the Rohingya people. 

Mujan Begum, a 8-year-old Rohingya refugee, who arrived one month ago with her family poses outside her makeshift tent at a refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh October 11, 2017.. (photo credit: REUTERS) 

In a call to take a united Jewish stand against the “ongoing genocide of the Rohingya people by the Burmese military,” The Jewish Rohingya Justice Network (JRJN) stressed on Tuesday that Jewish values and history compel the community to call on the US government to step in and end theses crimes.

EU to propose action at UNHRC session

The Daily Star

February 25, 2019

Star file photo of Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar. 

The European Union is likely to propose specific actions against Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis during the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

“The EU might seek steps against Myanmar top military officials for human rights violations in line with recommendations made by the UN Fact Finding Mission,” said a Bangladeshi diplomat in Geneva where the session would begin today.

Hasina saved global leaders from disgrace.

Hasina saved global leaders from disgrace

Says finance minister on sheltering Rohingyas

The Daily Star

February 11, 2019

Unb, Dhaka

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has saved the face of the global leaders from “ignominy and disgrace” by sheltering the persecuted people of Rakhine province in Myanmar.

“If she wouldn't have given them shelter, it would end up with the gravest and worst genocide of the century since WWII,” he said, urging world leaders to show a genuine commitment to human rights values by sending the Rohingyas back to their place of origin with safety and dignity.

The Rohingyas' Plight: What Options Under International Law?

What role can the ICC and ICJ play in bringing justice for the Rohingyas’ suffering?
By Viren Mascarenhas, Brian Jacobi, Claire O’Connell, and Isabel San Martin 

January 15, 2019

The plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of whom have fled to neighboring Bangladesh, has attracted widespread international attention. However, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has failed to take action, hindered by Russia’s and China’s use of their veto powers. The UNSC’s inaction has not stopped other international actors from stepping up.

Myanmar Denies Entry Of UN Human Rights Expert

Flag of Burma (Myanmar)

January 16, 2019 

By John Zaw

Myanmar has refused a U.N. human rights expert entry as she visits Thailand and Bangladesh investigating abuses being committed in the country.

Myanmar has barred Yanghee Lee, the U.N. special rapporteur to Myanmar, from their country since December 2017. Lee has said she still seeks to engage with the Myanmar government and that she remains committed to her mandate of monitoring the human rights situation in the country.

UN human rights expert to visit Bangladesh soon

Published : Friday, 11 January, 2019

 

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Bangladesh soon apart from her visit to Myanmar's another neighbour Thailand.
Lee's two-nation visit will begin on January 14 and end on January 24, according to a message received from Geneva on Friday, UNB reports.

Internet Freedom Sources 2018

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