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A/HRC/56/CRP.8 organizations, and donors must ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the most vulnerable communities, including those that have historically faced discrimination and violence. Funding and technical support must bolster the efforts of women and LGBT advocates and allies to frame policies and build institutions that embody principles of equality and nondiscrimination. 234. In order to deprive the Myanmar military of its ability to oppress women, girls, and LGBT people, the Special Rapporteur reiterates his calls on the UN Security Council to pass a resolution that (i) refers the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court, (ii) imposes targeted economic sanctions on the SAC, its leaders, and its sources of revenue, and (iii) imposes a comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar, including on transfers of jet fuel and other dual-use technologies to the military. 235. The Special Rapporteur calls on the State Administration Council: • Dissolve itself; release all political detainees, including women and LGBT political prisoners; allow a legitimate government reflecting the will of the people to be formed; and cooperate with international accountability mechanisms • Give clear and unequivocal orders to security forces to stop their attacks on civilians, end all forms of torture and ill-treatment, including sexual and gender-based violence, and refrain from other human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law; and • Stop blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid—including medical, nutritional, and educational support—to vulnerable populations, including displaced women, girls, and LGBT people. 236. The Special Rapporteur recommends that States: • Refer the situation in Myanmar to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court under Article 14 of the Rome Statute, requesting an investigation into alleged crimes, including sexual and gender-based violence, that have been committed against the people of Myanmar, including women, girls and LGBT people; and • Support efforts to hold perpetrators of atrocity crimes, including sexual and genderbased violence and other crimes against women and LGBT people, accountable in impartial and independent courts, including the International Criminal Court and national courts in countries with universal jurisdiction laws. 237. The Special Rapporteur recommends that States, UN agencies, international humanitarian organizations, and international donors: • Recognize the National Unity Government as the legitimate representative of the people of Myanmar • Provide the National Unity Government, National Unity Consultative Council, ethnic resistance organizations, local governance structures, and Myanmar civil society leaders with financial, technical, and diplomatic support to promote the rights of women, girls, and LGBT people • Ensure a proportional response to humanitarian needs in Myanmar that prioritizes reaching displaced and vulnerable populations, especially women, girls, and LGBT people, by prioritizing robust funding for local women’s and LGBT organizations that are best placed to meet the needs of affected communities and possess the expertise, knowledge, trust, and networks to provide effective assistance • Enable the delivery of cross-border and cross-line aid to internally displaced persons, while avoiding legitimizing the SAC to the greatest extent possible 50

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

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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. The Special Rapporteur urges the international community to significantly increase support for women, girls, and LGBT people in Myanmar and work to ensure accountability for crimes committed against them.

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