A/HRC/RES/34/22
Stressing that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and
protection of human rights,
1.
Welcomes the positive developments in Myanmar towards political and
economic reform, democratization, national reconciliation, good governance and the rule of
law and the efforts made to promote and protect human rights and combat corruption, and
encourages the Government to take further steps to address outstanding concerns;
2.
Also welcomes the formation of a democratically elected Government, while
calling upon all actors to consolidate the democratic transition with full respect for the rule
of law and human rights by bringing all national institutions, including the military, under
civilian control, and to ensure the inclusion of all ethnic and religious minorities in the
political process;
3.
Further welcomes the announcement of the Government of Myanmar to
make peace and national reconciliation its top priority, and the holding of the Twenty-first
Century Panglong Conference from 31 August to 3 September 2016, while calling for
further steps, including enhanced efforts to reach out to those ethnic armed groups that have
not yet signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement, an immediate cessation of fighting and
hostilities and of all violations of international human rights law and international
humanitarian law in northern Myanmar, as applicable, the provision of immediate, safe and
unhindered humanitarian access, including to areas controlled by ethnic armed groups, in
particular in Kachin and Shan States, and the pursuit of an inclusive and comprehensive
national political dialogue ensuring full and effective participation of women and young
people, as well as civil society, with the objective of achieving lasting peace;
4.
Recognizes the initial steps taken by the Government of Myanmar to address
the underlying causes of the situation in Rakhine State, including by setting up the Central
Committee for the Implementation of Peace, Stability and Development in Rakhine State
and the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, established on 5 September 2016 at the
behest of the State Counsellor of Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and chaired by former
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and commencing work on a long-term socioeconomic
development plan for Rakhine State, welcomes the concurrence of the Government with the
recommendations of the interim report of the Advisory Commission made public on 16
March 2017, and looks forward to their prompt implementation for stability, peace and
prosperity in Rakhine State, in full consultation with all the communities concerned;
5.
Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to continue efforts to eliminate
statelessness and the systematic and institutionalized discrimination against members of
ethnic and religious minorities, including the root causes of discrimination, in particular
relating to the Rohingya minority, by, inter alia, reviewing the 1982 Citizenship Law,
which has led to deprivation of human rights, by ensuring equal access to full citizenship
through a transparent, voluntary and accessible procedure and to all civil and political
rights, by allowing for self-identification, by amending or repealing all discriminatory
legislation and policies, including discriminatory provisions of the set of “protection of race
and religion laws” enacted in 2015 covering religious conversion, interfaith marriage,
monogamy and population control, by lifting local orders restricting rights to freedom of
movement and access to civil registration, health and education services and by improving
the squalid living conditions within camps for internally displaced persons;
6.
Also calls upon the Government of Myanmar to take further measures for a
voluntary and sustainable return of all internally displaced persons, refugees and others who
have had to leave Myanmar, including from the Rohingya minority, in safety, security and
dignity and in accordance with international law;
7.
Condemns the attacks carried out against border guard posts on 9 October
2016 in northern Rakhine State, and expresses its deep concern at the serious subsequent
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