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Calling for international accountability for the crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese military against the Rohingya in Burma.

S. Res. 360 · 115th Congress · Dec 13, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—
(1)
recognizes the adoption of the resolution (A/HRC/RES/S–27/1) on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Burma by the United Nations Human Rights Council on December 5, 2017;
(2)
condemns the Burmese military for its atrocities against the Rohingya, which constitute ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity;
(3)
reaffirms the longstanding international prohibitions and norms against the use of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in any circumstance and calls on the United Nations to pass resolutions condemning the human rights violations by Burmese security forces against the Rohingya;
(4)
urges the Government of Burma to allow for full, unhindered humanitarian access to the affected areas, and to allow the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar to examine the human rights violations by military and security forces in Burma and others abuses, with a particular focus on the situation in Rakhine State;
(5)
urges State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to fully implement the Final Report of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State;
(6)
urges the Government of Burma to take immediate steps to close internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and the Rohingya ghetto at Aung Mingalar in Sittwe while respecting the rights and dignity of populations currently residing in these camps, and to further lift restrictions on freedom of movement of Rohingya living in villages throughout northern Rakhine State;
(7)
calls on the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to impose targeted sanctions and travel restrictions against senior leaders of the Burmese military implicated in atrocities, including its multiple holding companies and banks;
(8)
urges the international community to assist with the economic development of the Rakhine State, one of the poorest states in Burma, in which poverty exacerbates tensions between ethnic groups;
(9)
urges the Government of Burma to conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation—with the support of a credible international third party—to examine abuses against the Rohingya and hold perpetrators accountable;
(10)
urges the United Nations to establish an independent mechanism to assist individual criminal investigations of those responsible for atrocity crimes against the Rohingya and refer those responsible to the International Criminal Court;
(11)
calls on the United Nations Security Council to impose a comprehensive arms embargo against Burma; and
(12)
calls upon the nations of the world to revoke travel visas for Burmese Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and all other members of the Burmese military responsible for the ethnic cleansing campaign and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya.