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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.57 Take steps to protect the rights and regularize the citizenship status of all individuals, including those who formerly held temporary identification cards. 

145.57 Take steps to protect the rights and regularize the citizenship status of all individuals, including those who formerly held temporary identification cards. 

Recommending State: Canada

Recommendation Noted

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.66 End discrimination against members of the Rohingya population and members of other minority groups, including by providing a pathway to or restoring citizenship for stateless persons without requiring them to accept ethnic designations they do not agree with, removing restrictions on...

145.66 End discrimination against members of the Rohingya population and members of other minority groups, including by providing a pathway to or restoring citizenship for stateless persons without requiring them to accept ethnic designations they do not agree with, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and revising discriminatory legislation, including the 1982 Citizenship Act and the four “race and religion” laws. 

Recommending State: United States of America

Recommendation Noted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity Religion Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

144.86 Take measures to improve the condition of religious/ethnic minorities respecting their human rights and ensuring they are not denied the right of citizenship or subject to discrimination, in a manner consistent with international standards. 

144.86 Take measures to improve the condition of religious/ethnic minorities respecting their human rights and ensuring they are not denied the right of citizenship or subject to discrimination, in a manner consistent with international standards. 

Recommending State: Portugal

Recommendation Noted

Race/Ethnicity Religion
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.61 Grant the right to full citizenship to Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine State and allow them to decide their ethnic belonging. 

145.61 Grant the right to full citizenship to Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine State and allow them to decide their ethnic belonging. 

Recommending State: Saudi Arabia

Recommendation Noted

Remedy/Reparation
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

143.119 Accelerate citizenship verification processes so that populations now deprived of identity documents do not remain in an illegal situation. 

143.119 Accelerate citizenship verification processes so that populations now
deprived of identity documents do not remain in an illegal situation. 

Recommending State: France

Recommendation Accepted

Remedy/Reparation
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.54 Remove provisions in the 1982 Citizenship Law that grant citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and amend the Law to avoid statelessness. 

145.54 Remove provisions in the 1982 Citizenship Law that grant citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and amend the Law to avoid statelessness

Recommending State: Türkiye

Recommendation Noted

Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.64 Urgently address the needs of the Rohingya community by: guaranteeing security, ensuring full humanitarian access across Rakhine, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and establishing a pathway to citizenship. 

145.64 Urgently address the needs of the Rohingya community by: guaranteeing security, ensuring full humanitarian access across Rakhine, removing restrictions on freedom of movement, and establishing a pathway to citizenship

Recommending State: United Kingdom

Recommendation Noted

Protection/Enjoyment of rights Remedy/Reparation Race/Ethnicity
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

144.53 Take measures for the effective registration of all children born in the country without discrimination and remove all references to ethnic origin in identity documents. 

144.53 Take measures for the effective registration of all children born in the country without discrimination and remove all references to ethnic origin in identity documents. 

Recommending State: Paraguay

Recommendation Noted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

145.58 Repeal all discriminatory legal provisions such as granting citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and providing for different citizenship categories. 

145.58 Repeal all discriminatory legal provisions such as granting citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race and providing for different citizenship categories. 

Recommending State: Slovenia

Recommendation Noted

Race/Ethnicity Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd

Myanmar

144.87 Finalise the citizenship verification process of persons lacking identity documents or holding a “turquoise” card and the establishment of a transparent process to legalise the residence status of those who do not meet Myanmar’s citizenship criteria. 

144.87 Finalise the citizenship verification process of persons lacking identity documents or holding a “turquoise” card and the establishment of a transparent process to legalise the residence status of those who do not meet Myanmar’s citizenship criteria. 

Recommending State: Switzerland

Recommendation Noted

Remedy/Reparation