A/HRC/42/50 B. Complementary information 7. The mission will also submit further detailed findings and recommendations on the situation in Myanmar to the Human Rights Council at its present session in the form of four conference room papers, in which it addresses key issues that required more detailed investigation since its previous report.3 8. In the first paper (A/HRC/42/CRP.3), the mission addresses the economic interests of the Myanmar military (the Tatmadaw), building upon its recommendation in which the mission called for financial disengagement from the Tatmadaw. The ability of the Tatmadaw to generate revenue through its conglomerates, Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. and Myanmar Economic Corporation, and their subsidiaries, and its close relations with Stateowned enterprises and crony companies allow it to bypass civilian oversight and evade accountability. Economic activities and commercial relations, including business donations to finance Tatmadaw operations, joint ventures with foreign companies and arms sales and transfers, have all contributed to the country’s human rights crisis. In Kachin and Shan States, the Tatmadaw dominates the jade and ruby mining industry. In northern Rakhine, the Government has enlisted the assistance of private corporations to implement its policies under the guise of economic development and reconstruction to alter the demographic landscape and prevent the displaced Rohingya population from returning to their land. The paper provides a basis for further investigation and seeks accountability and targeted sanctions. 9. In the second paper (A/HRC/42/CRP.4), the mission addresses sexual and genderbased violence and the gendered impact of ethnic conflicts in the country. It consolidates some of the previous findings made by the mission and provides additional information, including on the direct consequences of sexual and gender-based violence in Rakhine and northern Myanmar. It also contains recommendations on accountability, rehabilitation and redress. C. Advocacy 10. The mission prioritized informing the people of Myanmar, in particular affected ethnic communities, of its findings. It had its previous report (A/HRC/39/64) translated into the Myanmar language, and provided a summarized audio version in the Rohingya language. The mission released thematic factsheets and press statements in both languages, posted them on its website and disseminated them widely through community networks. 11. In May 2019, the experts met with representatives of refugees from Myanmar whose testimonies formed part of the basis of the mission’s previous findings. The experts deemed it their moral obligation to report back to these communities, as a matter of accountability to the people who trusted the mission with their most personal stories. The experts also briefed victims and witnesses on developments since the mission’s previous report, including the mission’s relationship with the incoming Independent Investigative Mechanism. 12. The mission also undertook numerous advocacy initiatives in pursuit of the protection of human rights and accountability in Myanmar. The experts participated in many international conferences and meetings with representatives of Member States and regional organizations, including representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations InterGovernmental Commission on Human Rights, the Myanmar Independent Commission of Enquiry, international financial institutions and the United Nations system, and also with a wide range of civil society representatives, think-tanks and academic institutions. 13. In follow-up to the findings it made in 2018 regarding hate speech and incitement, the mission also maintained a dialogue with Facebook to discuss curtailing the spread of hate speech and deterring incitement to violence in Myanmar. 3 4 Available from www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/MyanmarFFM/Pages/ ReportoftheMyanmarFFM.aspx.