Myanmar: address root causes of violations against Rohingyas

Topic: 

Description: 

''The statement was made in an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on his oral update on the situation, at the Human Rights Council. The statement read as follows: “The Government of Myanmar is duty-bound to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of human rights violations. Yet impunity at domestic level necessitates international action: to secure criminal accountability, to provide redress and to deter repetition of crimes under international law. In May, the government announced a new inquiry into rights violations in Rakhine State. Its mandate, composition and legal framework remain unclear – and there is no indication this will be more effective than previous national inquiries – which have not shed light on the facts, have rarely led to prosecutions and have failed to provide redress. Justice cannot be further delayed. The International Commission of Jurists supports calls for establishing an international accountability mechanism...''

Creator/author: 

Source/publisher: 

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Date of Publication: 

2018-07-04

Date of entry: 

2019-02-01

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

Category: 

Geographic coverage: 

    • Rakhine State

Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

Format: 

Size: 

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good