Recommendations
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To the United Nations and International Organizations in
Myanmar and Bangladesh
ESTABLISH a common position and a coordinated, rights-respecting response to the National
Verification Card process that protects the rights of Rohingya and other communities and
enables Rohingya to opt out of the National Verification Card process, if they choose, without
fear of reprisals or loss of opportunities.
OPERATIONALIZE the Human Rights Up Front Action Plan, especially regarding work in
Rakhine State and the delivery of humanitarian aid to displaced communities throughout
Myanmar, to promote and protect human rights and avoid complicity in human rights
violations.
SUPPORT current and future international efforts to hold perpetrators of atrocity crimes
accountable, including genocide and crimes against humanity. Support the mandate and work
of the Independent International Mechanism for Myanmar to collect, consolidate, preserve,
and analyze evidence for future criminal proceedings.
EMPLOY legal specialists to identify mass atrocity crimes, recommend emergency responses,
and educate the humanitarian community about prevention.
To United Nations Member States
RECOGNIZE the National Unity Government as the legitimate government of Myanmar.
Support the National Unity Government’s existing credentials at the United Nations and other
international organizations.
ENSURE international justice for past and ongoing atrocity crimes in Myanmar and press
the United Nations Security Council to refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court
or, alternatively, to establish an ad hoc international criminal tribunal to investigate and
prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
ACKNOWLEDGE publicly, through formal determinations, the Rohingya genocide and other
atrocity crimes perpetrated in Myanmar, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
ESTABLISH a domestic inter-agency department for the prevention and ending of mass
atrocity crimes worldwide and coordinate with such departments.
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