UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
60th session
MYANMAR
9 September 2025
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, as represented by the National Unity Government, welcomes the enhanced interactive dialogue on Myanmar with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, and Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). Myanmar also welcomes their corresponding reports on the human rights situation in Myanmar.
The High Commissioner and the IIMM Head shared a common message—that the horrific human rights situation in Myanmar continues to deteriorate. To Türk, “it is plumbing new depths, with civilians throughout the country suffering the cruellest toll.” To Koumjian, “serious international crimes are being committed in Myanmar ever more frequently, and the suffering of Myanmar’s people continues to worsen.”
Collectively, the High Commissioner and the IIMM Head reported military junta atrocities that include the resumed burning of villages, the abduction and forcible recruitment of civilians, systematic torture and sexual violence against detainees, the blockage of humanitarian assistance, and air strikes targeting homes, hospitals, places of worship, IDP camps, and schools. Both also addressed the worsening situation of the Rohingya and other minorities, with Türk stating that the “decades-long persecution of the Muslim Rohingya minority in Rakhine State has escalated.”
Myanmar welcomes the calls to action issued by both OHCHR and the IIMM and pledges its continued support of efforts to:
• convince the Security Council to refer the full situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court
• ensure full respect for the provisional measures imposed by the International Court of Justice to protect Rohingya lives
• pressure States to urgently stop the flow of arms, jet fuel and dual-use goods to the military junta
• ensure that States respect non-refoulement and create safe and dignified pathways for international refugee protection
• implement Security Council resolution 2669, which demands an immediate end to all forms of violence, urges the release of arbitrarily detained prisoners, and calls for constructive dialogue, reconciliation, and respect for human rights
• lift all restrictions on the provision of humanitarian relief to civilians in need
• block the military junta’s planned sham elections.
Myanmar also fully supports the IIMM’s dedicated efforts to hold perpetrators accountable. We are heartened by the IIMM’s confirmation that it is “gathering evidence of the chain of command of the Myanmar Air Force” and that is responding to specific requests for information from authorities in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions, in addition to the ICC, ICJ and Argentina.
In closing, Myanmar remains deeply grateful to OHCHR and the IIMM for their continued efforts to expose the military junta’s atrocities, to counter impunity, and to push the international community to act in the interests of Myanmar’s people.
Ministry of Human Rights