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A/HRC/56/CRP.8 and LGBT people and facilitate broad and equal participation by historically marginalized and vulnerable groups. 240. The Special Rapporteur recommends that a future democratic government of Myanmar: • Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) • Ratify key international human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination • Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; and • Repeal or reform in line with international human rights standards all laws that restrict the rights of women, girls, and LGBT people, including the 1982 Citizenship Law, the 2015 “race and religion” laws, and relevant provisions of the Myanmar Penal Code. 53

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Courage amid crisis: gendered impacts of the coup and the pursuit of gender equality in Myanmar

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Date Published: Jul 1, 2024

Abstract: The 1 February 2021 military coup precipitated an unprecedented human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. Armed conflict, displacement, economic collapse, hunger, and the junta’s gross human rights violations threaten the lives and well-being of people in every corner of the country. Women, girls, and LGBT people are severely and uniquely impacted by this crisis, yet these impacts are all too often obscured and ignored by the international community. This conference room paper seeks to shed light on the gendered impacts of the coup and the Myanmar military junta’s gross human rights violations. It has been made possible by the guidance, testimony, and insights of those who are working courageously and tenaciously to address these challenges. They have made it clear that while women and LGBT people have suffered enormously, they are playing a critical role as human rights defenders and leaders in the resistance movement. The threat of sexual and gender-based violence is a dark shadow that follows women, girls, and LGBT people throughout Myanmar. Junta forces have committed widespread rape and other forms of sexual violence, often characterized by the utmost cruelty and dehumanization. Members of resistance forces have also been responsible for abuses against women, girls, and LGBT people. Accountability for sexual and gender-based violence is extremely rare, and survivors struggle to access the support they need. Displacement, financial distress, and the lack of access to education and health care have caused many women and girls to adopt negative coping strategies, increasing their vulnerability to violence, human trafficking, early or forced marriage, and sexual exploitation. Rohingya women, girls, and LGBT people face heightened risks rooted in the systematic denial of citizenship and basic human rights.

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