Human Rights Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established by HRC resolution 34/22

-Press Release-

Experts of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar conclude visit to Bangladesh

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established by HRC resolution 34/22

-Press Release-

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 October 2017 – Three United Nations human rights experts concluded their first fact-finding mission in Bangladesh today “deeply disturbed” by accounts of killings, torture, rape, arson and aerial attacks reportedly perpetrated against the Rohingya community in Myanmar.
More than 600,000 Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have fled to Bangladesh since 25 August, when Myanmar forces began the so-called “clearance operations” following alleged armed attacks on security posts. More than half that number are children. Although the total number of deaths is unknown, it may turn out to be extremely high.
The UN Human Rights Council appointed the Fact-Finding Mission last March to “establish the facts and circumstances of alleged human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State”. If the Mission concludes that there have been violations, it will seek to ensure full accountability for perpetrators and justice for the victims.

Read Full Resolution at OCHCR Website.