Myanmar ?resolutely rejects? ICC ruling on Rakhine; voices ?serious concerns? over UN human rights report

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"?The ICC decision was made on dubious legal grounds and applied to a situation where domestic remedies have not yet been exhausted,” said Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. ?Such action can only erode the moral and legal authority of the Court,” he said, noting that his country is ?committed to ensuring accountability where there is evidence of human rights violations committed in Rakhine state.” In his address, the Minister also voiced ?serious concerns” over a report by the UN Human Rights Council Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, noting his Government?s objection to the Mission?s establishment, composition, and mandate..."

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UN News

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2018-09-28

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2018-09-30

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English