Fortify Rights Briefing and Recommendations: November 6, 2014 Attacks on Civilians and Non-Military Targets, and Extrajudicial Killings fortifyrights.org/publications.html Key Recommendations To the Government of Myanmar Immediately cease and publicly condemn attacks on civilians, and communicate the illegality of such attacks to the Myanmar Army and relevant authorities. Investigate allegations of attacks on civilians and ensure perpetrators are held accountable, regardless of rank or position, and are provided with due process rights. Support the establishment of an independent international investigation, including Myanmar partners, into alleged violations of international human rights, criminal, and humanitarian law committed by all parties to the armed conflicts in Kachin State, northern Shan State, and elsewhere in the country. Provide unfettered access to Kachin State and northern Shan State for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, representatives of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), humanitarian organizations, independent observers, and national and international media. Implement the recommendations relating to Kachin State and northern Shan State made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and by the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council. Cooperate with civil society organizations to establish a domestic mechanism to provide prompt and adequate compensation to all survivors of human rights violations in Kachin State and northern Shan State. To the International Community and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Urge the government of Myanmar to immediately cease and publicly condemn attacks on civilians. Support the establishment of an independent international investigation, including Myanmar partners, into alleged violations of international human rights, criminal, and humanitarian law committed by all parties to the armed conflicts in Kachin State, northern Shan State, and elsewhere in the country. Provide financial, technical, and advocacy support to human rights defenders in Myanmar in order to strengthen local responses to human rights violations, end impunity, and ensure accountability for abuses. Advocate for the full realization of recommendations relating to Kachin State and northern Shan State made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and by the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council. Support the establishment of a domestic mechanism in Myanmar to provide prompt and adequate compensation to all survivors of human rights violations in Kachin State and northern Shan State.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:00:27 +0000
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