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"...1. A country-specific resolution on Myanmar was first tabled by the European
Union in the Third Committee of the General Assembly in 1991. Since then it has
become a ritual for the European Union to do the same on a yearly basis.
2. Myanmar has all along rejected the resolution and dissociated itself from the
adoption thereof. This approach is taken for a couple of reasons. Firstly, as a matter
of principle, Myanmar rejects country-specific resolutions. Secondly, the resolution
did not reflect nor recognize the realities on the ground. It mainly relies on
unsubstantiated information leading to erroneous conclusions. The draft resolutions
are usually influenced by the recommendations and observations of the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, whose views are usually
focused only on the perspective of ideal standards of human rights without giving
due consideration to the broader aspects of national reconciliation and peace and
stability of the country.
3. This memorandum is intended to provide States Members of the United
Nations with objective information on the human rights situation in Myanmar. It is
our hope that it will be able to rectify the misperception and misunderstanding that
may still persist about Myanmar..."
Source/publisher:
United Nations (A/C.3/67/4)
Date of Publication:
2012-10-24
Date of entry:
2012-11-19
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