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(c) The establishment by the Government of a committee for the prevention
of military recruitment of underage children and its discussions with the United
Nations Children’s Fund towards concluding a plan of action, and stresses the need
for the Government to work closely with the Fund;
(d) The resumption of peace talks between the Government of Myanmar and
the Karen National Union;
(e) The access to the eastern part of Myanmar of the International
Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees;
2.
Expresses its grave concern at:
(a) The ongoing systematic violation of the human rights, including civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights, of the people of Myanmar, in
particular as outlined in previous resolutions concerning the situation of human
rights in Myanmar, the most recent of which are General Assembly resolution
58/247 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/61;1
(b) The events of 30 May 2003 and the continuing detention and house arrest
of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and members of the National League for Democracy;
(c) The fact that the Myanmar authorities have yet to implement
recommendations contained in the aforementioned resolutions adopted by the
General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights;
(d) The fact that the Myanmar authorities have not permitted the Special
Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar to visit for over six months, or the
Special Rapporteur to visit for almost twelve months, despite repeated requests;
(e) The continuing restrictions placed on the National League for Democracy
and other political parties which prevented them from participating in the National
Convention;
3.
Calls upon the Government of Myanmar:
(a) To end the systematic violations of human rights in Myanmar, including
extrajudicial killings, the use of torture, the use of rape and other forms of sexual
violence persistently carried out by members of the armed forces, discrimination
and violations suffered in particular by persons belonging to ethnic minorities,
women and children and violations of the right to an adequate standard of living; to
ensure full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms; to end impunity;
and to investigate and bring to justice any perpetrators of human rights violations,
including members of the military and other government agents in all
circumstances;
(b) To ensure that the next session of the National Convention is fully
inclusive of all political parties and representatives and all major ethnic nationalities
not represented by a political party, and that participants are guaranteed freedom of
association and freedom of expression, including freedom of the media and
unlimited access to information for the people of Myanmar, and guarantees the
safety of all participants;
(c) To restore democracy and respect the results of the 1990 elections by,
inter alia, releasing immediately and unconditionally the leadership of the National
League for Democracy, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of the
League detained on or after 30 May 2003, as well as other prisoners of conscience,
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