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10.
Welcomes the continuation of peace talks between the Government of
Myanmar and some ethnic groups and the establishment of ceasefires with a number of
them, while expressing deep concern about the continuing armed conflict in some ethnic
areas, especially in Kachin State and the northern Shan State, and calls upon the authorities
and all armed groups to protect the civilian population and to respect their human rights, in
particular those of children and women, in all parts of the country, and to use political
means to maintain or re-establish ceasefire agreements with a view to ending armed
conflicts in the country, with an inclusive political process also being a vital step towards
ensuring long-term peace and national reconciliation;
11.
Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to continue to implement the
recommendations of the Special Rapporteur and those received during the universal
periodic review, as well as the calls contained in the above-mentioned Human Rights
Council and General Assembly resolutions, in particular:
(a)
To make national efforts to establish truth, justice and accountability
measures for gross and systematic human rights violations, in consultation with relevant
stakeholders, including victims of those violations, bearing in mind that such measures are
fundamental for national reconciliation and democratic transition;
(b)
To urgently address the continued reports of attacks against civilian
populations, extrajudicial killings, internal displacement, the use of human shields and
forced labour, confiscation and destruction of property, and sexual violence in ethnic
conflict areas, while continuing to express concern that previous calls to end impunity have
not been heeded;
(c)
To accelerate and conclude efforts for an independent, inclusive and
comprehensive review of compliance of the Constitution and all national legislation with
international human rights law while engaging fully with all relevant stakeholders;
(d)
To address, as a matter of urgency and through proper investigations,
consistent reports of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners, and to improve detention and
prison conditions;
(e)
To allow human rights defenders to pursue safely, and in an unrestricted
manner, activities consistent with the exercise of internationally recognized human rights
and fundamental freedoms;
(f)
To cooperate fully with humanitarian organizations in order to ensure full and
unhindered humanitarian access to all parts of Myanmar, including conflict and border
areas, as well as the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all persons in need, including
displaced persons and refugees;
(g)
To extend invitations to thematic special procedures, to continue acceding to
the remaining international core human rights treaties, and to consolidate dialogue and
cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
with a view to ensuring full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms;
12.
Strongly calls for an immediate end to the continuing recruitment and use of
child soldiers by all parties, welcomes the recent engagement of the Government of
Myanmar on this issue, and urges the Government to intensify measures to ensure the
protection of children from armed conflict, to give due regard to the recommendations of
the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and to pursue full collaboration with the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict, including by
signing, without delay, a plan of action with the United Nations, facilitating dialogue with
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