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 discriminatory criteria; ensure that all individuals in Myanmar have appropriate documentation of their legal identity, including birth registration and proof of citizenship; allow all individuals, including Rohingya, to self-identify in line with international human rights standards; (b) dismantle the systems of oppression and discrimination of ethnic and religious minorities, with an urgent focus on the situation of the Rohingya; review, amend or repeal all laws, orders, policies and practices, at all levels of government, that are discriminatory in nature or effect, including for example the Protection of Race and Religion Laws; consequently, immediately lift all restrictions on movement, access to livelihood, food, humanitarian assistance, education and health services for the Rohingya in Rakhine State; ensure that announcement 88/2018 issued by the Union Government on 13 August 2018 and the abolishment of eight local orders targeting the Rohingya is immediately and consistently implemented; (c) review, repeal or revise all policies, tactics, rules of engagement and training of the Tatmadaw and other security forces to ensure their full compliance with international human rights law and international humanitarian law, in particular the principle of nondiscrimination and equal protection of all civilians regardless of race, religion or nationality; ensure that security forces receive regular, repeated and mandatory training on human rights, the protection of civilians, the prohibition of torture and sexual and genderbased violence, underscoring the principles of command responsibility for such acts; (d) comply as a matter of priority with its obligations, under both national and international law, to promote and protect the rights of children, with particular regard to its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; address all six grave violations against children in armed conflict, seeking cooperation with non-State armed groups operating within Myanmar to ensure full protection of children; (e) strengthen the independence, powers and capacity of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, in accordance with the Paris Principles on national human rights institutions; (f) ratify all international human rights treaties not yet ratified, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and their optional complaints procedures; (g) engage and fully cooperate with international human rights mechanisms, including the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who should be permitted to resume regular monitoring visits, with free and unfettered access to all parts of Myanmar and with guarantees of non-reprisal; seek advice and support from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights, including through the establishment of a country office in Myanmar with a comprehensive mandate. Accountability 19. The Government of Myanmar, including the civilian authorities and the Tatmadaw as relevant, should act, without delay, to end impunity and ensure full accountability for violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and serious crimes under international law. It should (A/HRC/39/CRP.2): (a) pursue all credible allegations of human rights violations and abuses and crimes under international law through prompt, effective and thorough, independent and impartial investigations, bringing perpetrators to account in line with international human rights norms and standards; include a specific focus on the investigation, prosecution and punishment of direct perpetrators and their superiors for acts of sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against children; (b) ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and accept the jurisdiction of the Court as of its entry into force (1 July 2002); 5

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