A/HRC/RES/55/20
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 April 2024
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fifth session
26 February–5 April 2024
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 4 April 2024
55/20.
Situation of human rights in Myanmar
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
31 January 2024, the declaration of martial law and its expansions throughout 2023 and 2024,
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, trade union leaders and
members, journalists, civil society members, local and foreign advisers, religious leaders and
many others,
Expressing its deep concern at the reported sharp rise in serious human rights
violations since the military coup and the declaration and subsequent extensions of the state
of emergency by the Myanmar military, which pose further serious challenges to the
voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of all displaced persons, including Rohingya,
Condemning 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 worsen the humanitarian situation in the
country,
GE.24-06347 (E)