A/74/342 reach its main objectives of recognizing and protecting customary land te nure rights and procedures in ethnic minority regions, developing and implementing a fair process for land restitution and adopting a national land law aligned with the policy. In the absence of such a law, there is no adequate legal framework for recogniz ing, registering and protecting rights to customary and communal land use. Meanwhile, the Government is actively implementing policies nationwide designed to maximize land use as a means of generating income through agriculture, industry, infrastructure and tax revenue. Rather than enacting a single land law that protects rights, the Government has proceeded with implementing the 2018 amendments to the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law, and, in August, parliament passed a new land acquisition law that is awaiting presidential ascent. Both laws prioritize land acquisition for commercial purposes, which is making it more difficult to resolve long-standing cases of land confiscation and provoking protests by affected communities. Civil society monitors report that the number of new cases of land confiscation is increasing as a result of this approach. 16. Land insecurity undermines multiple rights contained within the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and can amount to a violation of the prohibition on forced evictions. The Special Rapporteur repeats her call for the Government to immediately halt the implementation of regressive land laws. She strongly urges the National Land Use Council, which is tasked with drafting t he national land law, to be transparent in its processes, engage meaningfully with all stakeholders and move decisively forward in its work. D. 1. Internet and rights Internet shutdown 17. On 21 June, mobile Internet services were suspended in the townships of Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, Minbya, Myebon, Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Rakhine State and Paletwa in Chin State. This followed a directive issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to the four mobile Internet service providers: Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, Telenor, Ooredoo and Mytel. This is the first time that such an order has been made, and it was done under section 77 of the Telecommunications Law for the stated purpose of maintaining stability in the region. More than two months later, the suspension remains in place and is affecting more than 1,000,000 people in a region where few have access to grounded Internet. In the context of the conflict between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army, the Internet shutdown has a severe impact on multiple rights, including the rights to safety and security, health, education, food, shelter and livelihood. It also has implications for the rights to freedom of expression, information, participation, association and assembly. The Government has failed to justify the blanket shutdown as being necessary and proportionate to achieving the stated objective. The action is likely to amount to collective punishment and be in violation of international human rights and humanitarian laws. The Special Rapporteur calls upon the Government to immediately lift the suspension and amend section 77 to bring it into line with international standards. 18. Given that domestic and multinational Internet service providers are obliged to comply with directives of the Government, they have been required to implement the shutdown. Companies engaging in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in Myanmar must now consider the precedent that has been set and the ongoing existence of a legal framework that enables the Government to take similar action in the future. Conducting human rights due diligence in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, 6/22 19-14822