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<p>The UK continues to make representations to the Government of Myanmar about the
need to protect the Kachin, Rohingya and other minority groups in Myanmar. We agree
with the UN Fact Finding Mission's report that the Myanmar Military is responsible
for serious human rights violations in Rakhine and Kachin State.</p><p>In September
2019, Baroness Sugg raised the Rakhine Advisory Commission (RAC) recommendations with
the Rakhine State Government. If properly implemented, the RAC recommendations would
improve the lives of the Rohingya currently in Myanmar and create the conditions for
the Rohingya in Bangladesh to return to Myanmar in a safe, dignified, voluntary and
sustainable way. On 23 January, I encouraged the Government of Myanmar to abide by
the International Court of Justice's provisional measures and implement the recommendations
of the Independent Commission of Enquiry in order to protect the Rohingya and to bring
the perpetrators of atrocities to justice. The British Ambassador to Myanmar reinforced
these points with the Myanmar Minister for International Co-operation, Kyaw Tin.</p><p>We
remain concerned by restrictions on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Myanmar. We have
raised our concerns about destruction of places of worship and discriminatory provisions
within citizenship laws. In July 2019, The British Ambassador to Myanmar raised the
issue of religious persecution and expressed concern at reports of forced conversions
(to Buddhism) with the Myanmar Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs.</p>
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