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Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Hears Presentation on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, heard the presentation of an oral update on the...
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High Commissioner says accountability remains crucial to any solution to the crisis in Myanmar and Special Rapporteur urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to stop crimes against humanity like the political prison camps
MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the situation of human rights in Myanmar and in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It heard the High Commissioner say that the human...
Enabling atrocities: arms transfers by States Members of the United Nations to the Myanmar military: Conference room paper of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (A/HRC/49/CRP.1)
Human Rights Council Forty-ninth session 28 February–1 April 2022 Summary The Myanmar junta is committing gross human rights violations against the people of Myanmar. It is bombing villages...
UN expert: Myanmar people betrayed with ‘vague declarations’ and ‘tedious, endless wait’ for action
War crimes, crimes against humanity committed daily, says Tom Andrews GENEVA (21 March 2022) – In the face of what he described as war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, a UN human rights...
BROUK Welcomes US Rohingya Genocide Determination
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) welcomes today’s determination by the United States’ Department of State that genocide has been committed against the Rohingya people. “The US...
Myanmar/Rakhine State - Response to displacement linked to AA-MAF conflict (January - February, 2022) [EN/MY]
In Rakhine State, 71,614 persons remain displaced as of the 5th of March 2022 in ten townships as a result of clashes between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar Armed Forces. UNHCR, in collaboration...
U.S. Genocide Designation for Rohingya a ‘Profoundly Meaningful Step’ Toward Justice
Please see below statement from Refugees International Deputy Director for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Daniel P. Sullivan: “The United States will finally recognize the crimes committed against...
Myanmar Humanitarian Update No. 16 | 19 March 2022
This regular update, covering humanitarian developments from 1 February to 15 March, is produced by OCHA Myanmar in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group and UNHCR. The next...
Myanmar: UN Rights Body Should Advance Justice
Support Arms Embargo, Stronger Targeted Sanctions (Geneva) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a strategy for accountability in Myanmar to end abuses by the military junta, Human...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews (A/HRC/49/76) (Advance Unedited Version)
Human Rights Council Forty-ninth session 28 February–1 April 2022 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Summary Thirteen months after launching a coup against the...
Myanmar: MPs demand ASEAN action in response to damning UN report
JAKARTA – Southeast Asian parliamentarians have called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take urgent and immediate steps to alleviate the suffering of Myanmar’s people in...
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Myanmar emergency overview map: Number of people displaced since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 14 Mar 2022)
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Violence Against or Obstruction of Health Care in Myanmar (23 February - 08 March 2022)
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar armed forces seized control of the country, following a general election that the National League for Democracy party won by a landslide. Since then, hundreds of...
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 14 March 2022)
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A brief and independent inquiry into the involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018 – Report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/49/73) (Advance Unedited Version)
Human Rights Council Forty-ninth session 28 February–1 April 2022 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Progress made in the implementation of follow-up action to...
Myanmar: UN report urges immediate, concerted effort by international community to stem violence, hold military accountable
GENEVA (15 March 2022) -- The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread...
Situation of human rights in Myanmar since 1 February 2021 - Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/49/72) (Advance Unedited Version)
Human Rights Council Forty-ninth session 28 February–1 April 2022 Agenda items 2 and 4 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High...
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Myanmar South East - Monthly Displacement Snapshot - Trend of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and remain displaced, as of 28 Feb 2022
In the first week of February, the total number of IDPs have continued to slightly decrease compared to previous weeks with a total of 224,100 people displaced. Several factors explain such decrease...
A Year On, No Justice for Myanmar Massacre
Military Crackdown in Hlaing Tharyar Continues Manny Maung Myanmar Researcher, Asia Division On March 14, 2021, “Zarni” joined protests in Hlaing Tharyar, near Yangon, against the Myanmar military’s...