Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other
minorities in Myanmar
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report, calling for more progress in all areas of the five-point consensus due to
concerns on substantially inadequate progress in the implementation of the five -point
consensus,
Acknowledging also the efforts of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,
alongside relevant international efforts, aimed at bringing peace and stability to
Rakhine State and other states and regions of Myanmar, including through the work
of the previous Special Envoy for Myanmar of the Secretary-General of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation,
Underlining the importance of close coordination between the Special Envoy of
the Secretary-General on Myanmar with all relevant United Nations entities as well
as other respective envoys, in particular the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair, the
informal consultation consisting of the current, previous and incoming Chairs of
ASEAN, as well as an extended informal consultation with the participation of other
interested ASEAN member States,
Recognizing the vital role of civil society in collecting information and
highlighting the most serious violations and abuses of human rights and violations of
international humanitarian law in Myanmar, committed in particular against
Rohingya Muslims and other minorities,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General, 25
Recalling the adoption of Security Council resolution 2669 (2022), in which the
Council demanded an immediate end to all forms of violence throughout Myanmar
and urged restraint and de-escalation of tensions, while acknowledging the central
role of ASEAN, including its five-point consensus on Myanmar,
Welcoming the ongoing processes to ensure justice and accountability in respect
of alleged crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in
Myanmar,
Recalling that the International Criminal Court has authorized its Prosecutor to
investigate alleged crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction related to the situation in
Bangladesh/Myanmar, including against Rohingya Muslims, and welcoming the
cooperation provided by Bangladesh to the Office of the Prosecutor,
Recalling also the order of the International Court of Justice of 23 January 2020
indicating provisional measures in the case lodged by the Gambia against Myanmar
on the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide, 26 which found that the Rohingya in Myanmar appeared to constitute a
“protected group” within the meaning of article 2 of the Convention and that there
was a real and imminent risk of irreparable prejudice to the rights of the Rohingya in
Myanmar, and calling upon Myanmar to fully comply with the order,
Recalling further the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 22 July
2022 rejecting the preliminary objections of Myanmar in the case lodged by the
Gambia against Myanmar, and finding the application of the Gambia to be admissible,
and welcoming in this regard funds contributed by a number of member States of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation as well as the engagement of other Member
States to back the ongoing proceedings,
Noting the publication of the executive summary of the report of the
Independent Commission of Enquiry established by Myanmar in 2018, which,
notwithstanding its limitations, acknowledges that war crimes, serious human rights
violations and violations of domestic law had been committed by multiple actors and
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