A/HRC/43/59 (b) Swe Win (reportedly facing charges of defamation in Mandalay under section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law) (c) Ye Ni (reportedly facing charges of defamation in Yangon under section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law) (d) Aung Marm Oo (reportedly facing charges under the Unlawful Associations Act) (e) Aung Kyi Myint (reportedly jailed in solitary confinement and facing charges sections 114, 147, 332, 333 and 353 of the Penal Code) (f) Kyi Myin (reportedly facing charges in Tanintharyi Region under section 505(a) of the Penal Code) (g) Nay Myo Zin (reportedly facing charges in Tanintharyi Region under section 505(a) of the Penal Code) (h) Saw Wai (reportedly facing charges in Tanintharyi Region under section 505(a) of the Penal Code) General election and democratic space 12. Please provide information on plans to ensure that polling for the 2020 General Election will be carried out in all areas and that all communities will be eligible to participate and exercise their right to vote. 13. What steps are being taken to address the spread of hate speech on social media, and what specific measures will be taken in the run up to the 2020 General Election? Natural resources 14. What steps are being taken to strengthen transparent implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure? 15. What steps are being taken to establish a fair and effective system of revenue sharing from natural resource extraction? 16. Please provide information on plans to ensure that companies will disclose details of their beneficial owners and that “Politically Exposed Persons” will be transparent about their ownership in natural extraction companies in line with Myanmar’s obligations under the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. Business and human rights 17. I understand that the government is planning to develop a digital identification database alongside digital identification cards. I also understand that the government is planning to require biometric registration of mobile subscriber identification module (SIM) cards. Please provide information on the progress of these plans, and details of what data will be collected, from whom, from where and how it will be used and stored. Please also provide details of plans to develop legislation to regulate data protection. 18. What measures are being taken to empower workers and improve conditions in all sectors including garment factories and the fishing industry? Armed conflict and peace process 19. Please provide information on reports civilian casualties of the conflict between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army in northern and central Rakhine and southern Chin States. 20. Please provide information as why the suspension of mobile internet services was reinstated in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Rathedaung, Myebon in Rakhine and Paletwa in Chin, bringing the number of affected townships to nine. Please provide information about when the suspension of mobile internet services in all the nine townships will be lifted, and details of any interim arrangements being implemented to ensure the rights to information and freedom of expression. Please explain how communities affected by armed conflict are adequately supported and protected under the suspension. 22

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