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non-recurrence to undertake country visits; and resume cooperation with the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.
OHCHR recommends religious leaders and religious communities to:
(a) Systematically, promptly and firmly condemn any incident of incitement to religious
hatred against Rohingya, other Muslims and other religious minorities by speaking out
against intolerance, discriminatory stereotyping and instances of hate speech; and refrain
from incitement to violence, hostility or discrimination;
(b) Stand up for equality for all people in Myanmar, in all circumstances, and for the rights
of persons belonging to minorities, by defending their rights to participate equally and
effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic and public life and to freedom of
religion or belief.70
OHCHR recommends social media platforms active in Myanmar to:
(a) Strengthen efforts to monitor and respond to incitement to violence, in particular against
the Rohingya and other religious minorities, while protecting freedom of expression and
access to information, including by significantly increasing the number of content
reviewers able to review in Burmese and other ethnic languages trained in human rights;
(b) Support the digital dissemination inside Myanmar and among Burmese speakers
elsewhere of the tools and guidance developed by the United Nations to combat
incitement to hate, religious intolerance and discrimination.
OHCHR recommends the international community to:
(a) Continue to support accountability efforts at the international level, including at the
International Criminal Court and through the Independent Investigative Mechanism for
Myanmar;
(b) Continue to support civil society organizations, in particular through provision of urgent
interim relief for victims and witnesses who engage with international accountability
efforts and may require protection and psychosocial and legal assistance;
(c) Countries hosting persons from Myanmar should ensure their access on a nondiscriminatory basis to the rights to health, education and decent work; should
scrupulously respect the fundamental principle of non-refoulement; and seek in a timely
manner to identify rights-based durable solutions for those individuals who are unable
to return to Myanmar, including local integration and third country resettlement options.
(d) Provide the resources required for humanitarian actors - particularly civil society and
community-based organizations providing critical life-saving and other long-term
assistance (including psychosocial care) for displaced communities inside and outside of
Myanmar to continue their operations, including in Bangladesh and Thailand;
(e) Ensure all foreign business and investment operations in Myanmar are fully transparent
and conform to the highest international standards, including the United Nations Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights;
(f) Provide increased support to grassroots initiatives aimed at national reconciliation and
social cohesion, including those that bring communities and groups together to build
foundations of a peaceful coexistence. Donors should actively encourage for such
initiatives to be context-sensitive, locally-owned, community-led and representative of
diverse views and identities.
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A/HRC/40/58, annex I, para. 17 and annex II, commitment VI.
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