A/HRC/RES/47/1 Underscoring the urgency of the implementation of the national strategy for the sustainable closure of camps for internally displaced persons in Myanmar, in full consultation with United Nations agencies, humanitarian and development actors and displaced persons to ensure their voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return and resettlement in accordance with international standards and guarantee non-discriminatory access to citizenship, the reassertion of those persons’ control over their original land and safety and security, freedom of movement, unimpeded access to livelihoods and essential services, including health services, education and shelter, and compensation for all losses, Recalling that States have the primary responsibility to respect and protect human rights, and have the responsibility to comply with their relevant obligations to prosecute those responsible for crimes involving violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and for abuses of human rights law, and to provide an effective remedy to any person whose rights have been violated, such as restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-recurrence, with a view to ending impunity and ensuring accountability and justice, Recognizing the important role of regional organizations, in particular of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in facilitating the creation of an environment in Myanmar that is conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of forcibly displaced persons, including Rohingya Muslims, to Myanmar, and reiterating the need to work in close coordination and in full consultation with Rohingya Muslims, as well as with all relevant United Nations agencies and international partners and to address the root causes of the crisis and displacement so that affected communities can rebuild their lives after their return to Myanmar, Welcoming the statement made by the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the Leaders’ Meeting held on 24 April 2021 in Jakarta, in which the Chairman, inter alia, encouraged the Secretary-General of the Association to continue to identify possible areas that could effectively facilitate the repatriation process for displaced persons from Rakhine State, while underscoring the importance of efforts to address the root causes of the situation in Rakhine State, Acknowledging the efforts of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, alongside relevant international efforts, aiming to bring peace and stability to Rakhine State, including through the work of its Secretary-General’s special envoy for Myanmar, 1. Expresses its grave concern at continuing reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar, in particular against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, including of arbitrary arrests, deaths in detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the deliberate killing and maiming of children, forced labour, the use of school buildings for military purposes, indiscriminate shelling in civilian areas, the destruction of buildings, homes and civilian properties, socioeconomic exploitation, forced displacement, hate speech and incitement to hatred, and sexual and gender-based violence against women and children, as well as restrictions on exercising the rights to freedom of religion or belief, of expression and of peaceful assembly, in particular in Rakhine, Chin, Kachin, Shan, Kayah and Kayin States and Sagaing and Mandalay regions, even during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; 2. Expresses its concern about those who have been arbitrarily detained, charged or arrested during and in the aftermath of 1 February 2021; 3. Calls for engagement in a constructive and peaceful dialogue and reconciliation, in accordance with the will and interests of the people of Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities; 4. Strongly condemns all violations and abuses of human rights in Myanmar, and calls upon Myanmar to end immediately all violence and violations of international law in Myanmar, to ensure full protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons in Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, in an equal, nondiscriminatory and dignified manner in order to prevent further instability and insecurity and alleviate suffering, to address the root causes of the crisis, including by repealing or reforming all discriminatory legislation, to forge a viable, lasting and durable solution to the crisis by 4