A/HRC/43/59 evictions and land confiscations without consultation and adequate compensation in line with international standards; (b) Enact a national land law in line with the National Land Use Policy and international law and standards, after a transparent and consultative drafting process and thereafter reform the existing land use and appropriation laws for consistency with the national land law, in compliance with international standards; (c) Prioritize an inclusive, consultative process to develop an appropriate legal framework for data protection that accords with international standards and amend the Telecommunications Law of 2013 to bring it into line with international standards; (d) Continue to reform the legal framework that governs natural resource extraction to reduce inconsistency and complexity, in consultation with affected communities and civil society, allocate sufficient resources and training to enforcing environmental and social regulations, ensure that affected communities have a right to remedy and implement and enforce the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure of 2015; (e) Continue to participate in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and ensure transparent, consistent and enforceable reporting requirements for extractive companies in line with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative standards; (f) Ensure that the proposed law on petroleum supports compliance with its obligations under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Establish a fair system of revenue sharing; (g) Protect workers’ rights to freedom of association and assembly, work with employers’ associations and unions to end forced labour and hazardous child labour, empower workers in Myanmar and improve working conditions; (h) Drive due diligence among business through effective legal, policy and regulatory frameworks in accordance with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 77. Regarding situations of armed conflict and violence, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government, military and ethnic armed organizations: (a) Strictly comply with international humanitarian law and human rights law in the conduct of hostilities, including protecting all civilians and civilian objects, and cease conduct that amounts to grave violations against children; (b) Immediately stop laying landmines, ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, clear mines and unexploded ordnance in accordance with international standards, mark and fence mine areas and carry out systematic minerisk and education activities; (c) Immediately allow full and unfettered humanitarian access to people in need in all areas affected by armed conflict and violence, and access to the media and human rights monitors; (d) Bring about conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return to the country of all Myanmar refugees, ensure that returning refugees enjoy their fundamental rights, including justice, citizenship, return to places of origin and compensation for burned, damaged or looted property, as well as adequate access to livelihoods, education and health care; (e) Ensure that any closure of internally displaced person camps fully complies with international standards and respects the rights of internally displaced persons, and that displaced persons are returned to their place of origin or choice and are not resettled in places affected by ongoing armed conflict or landmines. 17

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