Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 21

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6. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to eliminate statelessness and systematic and institutionalized discrimination against members of ethnic and religious minorities, including by addressing the root causes of discrimination, in particular relating to the Rohingya minority, by, inter alia, reviewing the 1982 Citizenship Law, which has led to the deprivation of human rights; 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; 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
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
Year
2018
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
Situation of human rights in Myanmar, Human Rights Council Resolution, 2018.
Paragraph number
21