UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

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(Advance unedited version)..."The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 34/24, covers developments in Myanmar since the previous reports of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, to the Human Rights Council in March 2017 (A/HRC/34/67) and oral progress report in June 2017; and to the General Assembly in October 2017 (A/72/382)......Conclusion: "Accountability must be the focus of the international community?s efforts to bring long-lasting peace, stability and democratization to Myanmar. This must be aimed at the individuals who gave the orders and carried out violations against individuals and entire ethnic and religious groups. The government leadership who did nothing to intervene, stop, or condemn these acts must also be held accountable. To date, accountability for the crimes committed following 25 August 2017, and 9 October 2016, is elusive. A repeat of violence in Rakhine State was foreseeable and, as such, possibly preventable. As more information about the post - 25 August 2017 violence becomes available and following the Special Rapporteur?s mission to Bangladesh, she is increasingly of the opinion that the events bear the hallmarks of genocide and therefore calls in the strongest terms for accountability. The Special Rapporteur calls for a thorough , impartial and credible investigation to be conducted without delay and perpetrators to be held responsible for the alleged crimes that were committed in Rakhine State since 9 October 2016 and 25 August 2017 , and the violations that continue today . To do so, it is imperative to establish a documentation structure to collect , map and preserve evidence of human rights violations and abuses , and testimony from refugees in Cox?s Bazar..." This substantial report contains 3 annexes including a set of 90 questions to the Government of Myanmar.

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Yanghee Lee

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United Nations (A/HRC/37/70)

Date of Publication: 

2018-03-09

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2018-03-10

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English

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