"Human Rights Council Fifty-second session 27 February–4 April 2023 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights, and reaffirming all relevant General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Welcoming Security Council resolution 2669 (2022) of 21 December 2022, the Security Council statements on Myanmar of 4 February, 10 November, 8 December and 29 December 2021 and of 2 February 2022, the statement by the President of the Security Council on Myanmar of 10 March 2021, the meetings of the Security Council held on 2 February and 5 March 2021 and the briefing convened by the General Assembly with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar on 16 March 2023, Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and unity of Myanmar, Condemning in the strongest terms the military coup by the Myanmar military on 1 February 2021, and the continuation of the state of emergency, including the extension on 1 February 2023, the declaration of martial law and its expansion on 1 February 2023, the suspension of the parliament and the arbitrary detention, arrest and politically motivated conviction and sentencing of President Win Myint, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, other government officials and politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, civil society members, local and foreign advisers, religious leaders and many others, Condemning also in the strongest terms the arbitrary detention, arrest and politically motivated convictions, sentencing and executions, including of pro-democracy activists, as well as violent acts, including extrajudicial killings, systematic sexual and gender-based violence, and torture committed against civilians, including health-care workers, children, teachers, students, lawyers, artists, journalists, human rights defenders and many others, which exacerbate the polarization and violence and worsens the humanitarian situation in the country, Expressing deep concern at the ongoing use of violence and the escalation of the conflict by the Myanmar military, which seriously undermine the enjoyment of human rights of individuals in Myanmar, especially those of women, children and older persons, as well as those of persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, including Rohingya Muslims, owing to the heavy militarization of Myanmar, aggravated by the continued access to arms by the Myanmar military, and at the deaths and many injuries as a consequence of the increase in the indiscriminate use of lethal force against civilians by the Myanmar armed forces and police, Underlining the need to uphold the rule of law and to fully respect human rights, stressing in particular the need to fully protect the enjoyment of human rights by women and children, stressing the importance of accountability, and expressing deep concern at restrictions on medical and humanitarian personnel, civil society, labour union members, journalists and media workers, Expressing deep concern at the increasing military build-up and use of military force throughout the country, in particular in the south-eastern, central, north and north-western parts of the country, which is making de-escalation and the provision of humanitarian aid even more challenging, Expressing grave concern at the attacks against and the harassment of journalists and other media workers, including arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, killings and surveillance, and Internet shutdowns and other restrictions on and interruptions to the Internet and social media, including the amendment to the law on television and radio broadcasting, and the proposed revival of the law on cybersecurity, which unnecessarily and disproportionately restricts the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and the right to privacy, as set forth in article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Expressing grave concern also at the ongoing conflicts between the Myanmar armed forces and other armed groups, at the increased use of violence by the Myanmar armed forces against civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence, and grave violations and abuses against children, at airstrikes killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure, at the burning of villages, at the continuing forced displacement of civilians, including of ethnic and religious minorities, at reports of violations and abuses of human rights, including abductions, arbitrary detentions, arrests and killings, and other violations involving the use of facilities functioning as schools, hospitals and houses of worship for military purposes, the use of landmines and at the enduring impunity that exists in Myanmar, particularly in the Myanmar armed and security forces, Reiterating the obligation of Myanmar to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the right to education and the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, and alarmed that children continue to be subjected to the six grave violations against children during armed conflict and that the scale and recurrent nature of such violations and abuses will affect generations to come, Reiterating also the responsibility of the Myanmar armed forces to ensure the protection of the human rights of all persons in Myanmar, including persons belonging to ethnic, religious and other minorities, including the Rohingya, and reiterating the urgent need to undertake a full, transparent, impartial and independent investigation into all reports of violations and abuses of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law and crimes under international law, to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable in fair, independent and impartial criminal proceedings, including in domestic courts or tribunals, in accordance with international law standards, and to ensure that victims and their families have access to effective remedy, including by prompt, effective and independent casualty recording and guarantees of non-recurrence, Alarmed at the continued attacks on medical and humanitarian personnel, on medical facilities and on transport and equipment, and at the lack of humanitarian access, and calling upon all parties, in particular the Myanmar armed forces, to abide by international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and to allow and facilitate safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access across the entire country for local and international staff of humanitarian and other relevant international agencies to provide humanitarian assistance independently, neutrally and impartially to all in need, in particular to persons displaced by the conflict..."