Sexual and gender-based violence in Myanmar and the gendered impact of its ethnic conflicts in English
(f)
effectively criminalize in domestic law serious crimes under international
law, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, such as conflict–
related sexual violence, with civilian jurisdiction over these crimes;
(g)
providing redress and reparations to victims and survivors of sexual and
gender-based violence.
265. Provide all military and security personnel with mandatory in-depth training
regarding sexual and gender-based violence.
266. Establish an effective, accessible gender sensitive and safe mechanism to report
incidents of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence to appropriate
authorities and tribunals for investigation, prosecution, redress and reparations.
267. Create an enabling and gender sensitive climate for reporting to authorities on
sexual and gender-based violence, including by providing the necessary legal aid for
victims.
268. Act without delay to ensure that victims of serious human rights violations and
abuses have adequate access to medical, psychosocial and other support and services
in both government and non-government controlled areas; to this end the
Government should provide unrestricted access for humanitarian relief agencies and:
(a)
ensure that survivors of sexual violence have unrestricted access to free,
confidential medical support, including psychological and psychosocial support, or
mental healthcare as needed and integrate such support into broader long-term social
care and support provided by the State to vulnerable persons;
(b)
ensure effective access for all children in Myanmar, whatever their legal
status, to all essential public services, including education and healthcare; have
particular regard for those children who have lost their primary carers in conflict and
those children who are born as a result of rape by Myanmar security forces; and, as a
priority, provide psychological support and mental health assistance to children
affected by conflict.
269. Carry out community education programmes aimed at empowering women
and men who want to report violence, in a manner that does not jeopardize their
safety, and carry out awareness raising in the communities to combat stigma and
ostracism of survivors.
270. Ensure the availability of sexual and reproductive health services, as well as
preventative and emergency healthcare, under the principles of inclusion and
accessibility, to ethnic minority women and girls, including obstetric, prenatal and
postnatal care, contraceptive information and services, emergency contraception, safe
abortion and psychological health services, for victims and survivors of rape and
other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, in a safe environment free of stigma
and reprisals.
271. Ensure the participation of women and girls from ethnic minority groups in the
development and implementation of programmes related to sexual and reproductive
health services; set up monitoring mechanisms to ensure access to and quality of those
services; and eliminate discriminatory practices by health care personnel.
272. Fully involve ethnic women and girls at all stages of the post-conflict
reconstruction process, including in decision-making.
2.
All ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar should:
273. Order their members to comply fully with international human rights law and
international humanitarian law, in particular by prohibiting rape and all forms of
sexual violence.
274. Cooperate fully with any credible effort to hold perpetrators of serious
violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international
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