Compilation of all recommendations made by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, to the Government of Myanmar, armed organizations, the UN Security Council, Member States, UN agencies, the business community and others in English (e) require the National Defence and Security Council to have a clear majority of members who are not and have not been military officers and specify the functions and responsibilities of the National Defence and Security Council; (f) require parliamentary approval of all funding for the Tatmadaw and prohibit any income for the Tatmadaw that is not under parliamentary control; consequently, remove the Tatmadaw from Myanmar’s economic life, prohibiting it by law from engaging in any form of economic activity and prohibiting serving Tatmadaw officers from having a controlling interest in any economic ventures. 35. An independent and impartial system of military justice should be established by law to deal with disciplinary matters. Conduct amounting to alleged violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, or international crimes should be tried in the civilian judicial system. This system of military justice should be independent from the Commander-in-Chief. There should be a process of appeal from the military courts to a civilian appeals court (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 36. An independent, external body should be established to receive, investigate and determine complaints and allegations, from civilians or from members of the Tatmadaw or other security forces, of wrongdoing by them without fear of reprisals (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 37. The Police should be re-established as a professional civilian entity independent of the Tatmadaw with responsibility for the maintenance of law and order internally in Myanmar. The Directorate of People’s Militia and Border Forces should similarly be removed from the Tatmadaw structure and placed under civilian authority. The law should clearly define and distinguish between military responsibilities and police responsibilities and prescribe the conditions under which the Tatmadaw may take action instead of or alongside the police (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 38. The Tatmadaw should adopt rules of engagement that require it to protect and safeguard civilian life and property and ensure the humane treatment of opponents, in line with international law. Military strategies that entail the targeting of civilians or their property, should be prohibited. All military and other security forces’ policies, rules of engagement and training should be reviewed and revised to ensure full consistency with international human rights law and international humanitarian law obligations. They should be published and disseminated widely (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 39. Military and police personnel should be subject to stringent human rights vetting. All current security sector personnel should be vetted to ensure that anyone who is subject of credible allegations of serious human rights violations is, at minimum, removed from positions of authority and is not eligible for promotion or for appointment to a civil service position or to an international representative role. All prospective security sector personnel should be subject to human rights vetting as part of the recruitment process (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 40. No Tatmadaw or other security forces personnel should be eligible for a United Nations peacekeeping or policing role until and unless the Tatmadaw and other security forces are re-structured, vetted and transformed in accordance with these recommendations (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 41. Military and police personnel should be trained in international human rights law and international humanitarian law, in particular in relation to the treatment and protection of civilians; police training should focus on civilian police functions, including community policing and crime prevention and investigation. It should include specific training modules on the use of force in compliance with international human rights norms and standards, including in the context of the management of protests and demonstrations. All military and police training manuals should be public documents to promote accountability and transparency (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 42. The Tatmadaw must end the systemic practice of forced labour. Any persons currently held for forced labour should be released immediately and returned safely to their homes (A/HRC/39/CRP.2); 9

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