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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 and other
States and regions of Myanmar, 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 those involving 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, including the forced displacement of
more than 1.5 million Rohingya and other minorities to Bangladesh and across the region,
hate speech and incitement to hatred, and rape, sexual slavery and other forms of 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, Magway
and Mandalay regions;
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,
including those related to and following the declaration of the state of emergency on 1
February 2021, 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, non-discriminatory 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 ensuring repatriation, to take all measures necessary to provide
justice to victims, and to ensure full accountability and end impunity for all violations of
human rights by undertaking a full, transparent and independent investigation into reports
of all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law;
5.
Reiterates the importance of conducting international, independent, fair and
transparent investigations into gross human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar,
including those involving sexual and gender-based violence and abuses against women and
children and alleged war crimes, and of holding accountable all those responsible for brutal
acts and crimes against all persons, including Rohingya Muslims, in order to deliver justice
to victims using all appropriate legal instruments and domestic, regional and international
judicial mechanisms, including the International Court of Justice and the International
Criminal Court, as applicable;
6.
Welcomes the order of the International Court of Justice of 23 January 2020
that indicated provisional measures, and urges Myanmar, in accordance with the Court’s
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