RES/6/33 Follow-up to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.

Human Rights Council

Resolution 6/33. Follow-up to the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations,

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on

Human Rights,

Reaffirming its resolution S-5/1 of 2 October 2007,

Deeply concerned at the situation of human rights in Myanmar,

1. Welcomes the recent visit to Myanmar by the Special Rapporteur on

the situation of human rights in Myanmar, as requested by the Human Rights Council

in its resolution S-5/1 and takes note with appreciation of the cooperation extended to

him by the Government of Myanmar;

2. Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur (A/HRC/6/14) and

expresses deep concern regarding its findings;

3. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to follow up and

implement the recommendations contained in the report;

4. Reiterates its call to the Government of Myanmar to ensure full respect

for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to investigate and bring to justice

perpetrators of human rights violations, including for the recent violations of the

rights of peaceful protesters;

5. Notes with appreciation the recent release of a large number of

detainees, while observing that very few were political detainees;

6. Reiterates its call to the Government of Myanmar to release without

delay those arrested and detained as a result of the repression of recent peaceful

protests, to release all political detainees in Myanmar, including Daw Aung San Suu

Kyi, and to ensure that conditions of detention meet international standards and

include the possibility of visiting any detainee;

7. Also reiterates its call to the Government of Myanmar to lift all

restraints on the peaceful political activity of all persons by, inter alia, guaranteeing

freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and of freedom of opinion and

expression, including for free and independent media, and to ensure unhindered

access to media information for the people of Myanmar;

8. Recalls its appeal to the Government of Myanmar to engage urgently

in a reinvigorated national dialogue with all parties with a view to achieving genuine

national reconciliation, democratization and the establishment of the rule of law;

9. Urges the Government of Myanmar to cooperate fully with

humanitarian organizations, including by ensuring full, safe and unhindered access of

humanitarian assistance to all persons in need throughout the country;

10. Requests the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in

Myanmar to monitor the implementation of this resolution and to conduct, in this

regard, a follow-up mission to Myanmar at his earliest convenience;

11. Encourages the Government of Myanmar and the Office of the High

Commissioner for Human rights to continue to engage in a dialogue with a view to

ensuring full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms;

12. Invites the Special Rapporteur to continue to discharge his mandate in

a coordinated manner with the Special Envoy to Myanmar of the United Nations

Secretary-General;

13. Urges the Government of Myanmar to cooperate fully with the Special

Rapporteur and, upon request, other special procedures pertaining to the protection of

vulnerable groups or the protection and promotion of civil and political or economic,

social and cultural rights;

14. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights to provide the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in

Myanmar with adequate support, including expert human resources, to facilitate the

fulfilment of the mandate entrusted to him by the present resolution;

15. Requests the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in

Myanmar to report to the Council at its seventh session;

16. Decides to remain seized of this matter.

[Adopted without a vote]

34th meeting 14 December 2007

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