Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other
minorities in Myanmar
A/RES/80/221
Welcoming the reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights on human rights violations and abuses occurring in Myanmar since the
declaration of the state of emergency, violations of international humanitarian law and
denial of humanitarian access, 25 on pathways to fulfil the aspirations of the people of
Myanmar for human rights protection, accountability, democracy and a civilian
government, 26 and on the root causes of the human rights violations and abuses
Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar are facing, 27 and reiterating the
importance of fully implementing the recommendations contained in these reports,
Reiterating the urgent need for justice and accountability and to end impunity
for all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international
humanitarian law by ensuring that all those responsible for crimes related to violations
and abuses of international law throughout Myanmar, including international human
rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law, are held to
account through credible and independent national, regional or international justice
mechanisms, while recalling the authority of the Security Council in this regard,
Recalling the work done by the independent international fact-finding mission
on Myanmar, including its final report 28 and all its other reports, including the reports
on the economic interests of the Myanmar military and on sexual and gender-based
violence in Myanmar and the gendered impact of its ethnic conflicts, alarmed by its
findings of evidence of the most serious human rights violations and abuses suffered
by Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, and deeply regretting the lack of
cooperation of Myanmar with the fact-finding mission,
Concerned that, contrary to the recommendations of the fact-finding mission,
which ended its mandate in September 2019, laws, orders, policies and practices at
all levels limiting freedoms of movement, expression, association and assembly, or
which are discriminatory in their application or impact, continue to be utilized to stifle
freedom of association, speech and the press,
Welcoming the work of the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar, established
by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 39/2, to collect, consolidate, preserve
and analyse evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of
international law committed in Myanmar since 2011, in particular but not limited to
Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States, making use of the infor mation handed over by the
independent international fact-finding mission, and to prepare files in order to
facilitate and expedite fair and independent criminal proceedings, in accordance with
international law standards, in national, regional or internati onal courts or tribunals
that have, or may in the future have, jurisdiction over these crimes, in accordance
with international law,
Welcoming also the reports of the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar,
including the seventh report, submitted to the General Assembly on 14 July 2025, 29
and the analytical report on the destruction and dispossession of Rohingya land and
property during the 2017 clearance operations, and encouraging the Mechanism to
continue its work and engagement with victims, relevant judicial bodies and other
stakeholders,
Welcoming further the cooperation extended by the Government of Bangladesh
with the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar, and underlining in this regard the call
by the Mechanism to other Member States, including countries in the region, to extend
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25
A/HRC/60/20.
A/HRC/59/57.
27
A/HRC/52/22.
28
A/HRC/42/50.
29
See A/80/320.
26
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