A/RES/72/248
Situation of human rights in Myanmar
(g) To grant full, unrestricted and unmonitored access for the fact -finding
mission of the Human Rights Council, other human rights mechanisms and the United
Nations to independently monitor the human rights situation, and to ensure that
individuals have unhindered access to and can communicate with the United Nations
and other human rights entities, without fear of reprisal, intimidation or attack;
(h) To ensure accountability by undertaking full, transparent and independent
investigations of those who commit human rights violations and abuses, including
violations and abuses carried out by members of the military, other government agents
and members of vigilante groups, including those motivated by extreme views against
Rohingya Muslims and those who divide communities;
(i) To ensure that any response against extremism is proportionate and
respects the rule of law, international human rights obligations and international
humanitarian law, and to take initiatives to address the underlying causes for the
spread of violent extremism and radicalization in Rakhine State;
(j) To ensure that any measure taken to address the underlying causes for the
spread of violence and radicalization complies with applicable international law,
including international human rights and refugee law;
(k) To dismantle the present internally displaced persons’ camps in Rakhine
State, ensuring that the return and relocation of internally displace d persons is carried
out in accordance with international standards and best practices;
(l) To ensure an expeditious verification process for refugees and forcibly
displaced persons, in timely manner;
(m) To ensure full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms for
persons belonging to the Rohingya community, to end all restrictions on their
movements, to ensure full access to health and medical services without any
discrimination and to reverse any step or directive that caused marginalization and
vulnerability for Rohingya Muslims;
(n) To fully implement the recommendations of the Advisory Co mmission on
Rakhine State, to allow reconciliation among all other communities living in Rakhine
State and to commence a process of inclusive development meaningful for all
communities;
(o) To grant full citizenship rights, in keeping with a transparent due process, to
Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, including by reviewing the 1982 Citizenship Law;
(p) To ensure full protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms
of Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities in an equal and
dignified manner in order to prevent further instability and insecurity, alleviate
suffering, address the root causes of the situation and forge a viable, lasting and
durable solution;
2.
Urges the forging of a long-lasting solution that affirms shared values,
promotes mutual respect and upholds human dignity, and recognizes the setting up by
the Government of Myanmar of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance,
Resettlement and Development in Rakhine, the Central Committee for the
Implementation of Peace, Stability and Development in Rakhine State and the
Advisory Commission on Rakhine State and the efforts to implement the
recommendations of the Commission;
3.
Expresses its deep concern at the plight of refugees and forcibly displaced
persons living in Bangladesh and in other countries, and appreciates the commitment
by the Government of Bangladesh to provide temporary shelter, humanitarian
assistance and protection to them;
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