Reaffirming that it is the responsibility of the Government of Myanmar to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of its entire population, as stated in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments, Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the Code of Conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Human Rights Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions and annexes thereto, 1. Condemns the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar; 2. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to desist from further politically motivated arrests, to release without delay and without condition all political prisoners, including the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Chairman of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, U Khun Tun Oo and the leader of the 88 Generation Students Group, U Min Ko Naing; 3. Calls for fair and public hearings by competent, independent and impartial tribunals established by law, and expresses its concern at the deficiencies of trials leading to the harsh sentences delivered in Yangon and Mandalay since October 2008, and calls on the Government of Myanmar to rectify those deficiencies; 4. Also calls for a full, transparent, effective, impartial and independent investigation into all reports of human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, rape and other forms of sexual violence, torture and other forms of ill-treatment, and for bringing those responsible to justice in order to end impunity for violations of human rights; 5. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to end all forms of discrimination and to protect civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights on the basis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, in particular, to comply with its human rights obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in this regard; 6. Welcomes the prolongation in February 2009 of the trial period of the supplementary understanding between the International Labour Organization and the Government of Myanmar, and urges the Government to intensify measures to end its practice of forced labour, to strengthen its cooperation with the liaison office of the Organization and to ensure that there are no negative repercussions, in particular against those that seek redress; 7. Strongly calls upon the Government of Myanmar to put an immediate end to the recruitment and use of child soldiers in violation of international law by all parties, to intensify measures to ensure the protection of children from armed conflict and to pursue its collaboration with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; 8. Notes with appreciation the cooperation of the Government of Myanmar with the international community, including the United Nations, in delivering humanitarian assistance to the people affected by Cyclone Nargis, and the recent extension of the Tripartite Core Group mechanism, mindful that timely access contributes to reduced suffering and loss of life; 2