Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

Summary

In its resolution S-5/1, of 2 October 2007, the Human Rights Council requested the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar to assess the current human rights
situation and to monitor the implementation of that resolution, including by seeking an urgent
visit to Myanmar, and to report to the resumed sixth session of the Council, and urged the
Government of Myanmar to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur. Subsequently, the Special
Rapporteur visited Myanmar from 11 to 15 November 2007 and submitted his report
(A/HRC/6/14) to the Council on 7 December 2007.

In its resolution 6/33, the Council requested the Special Rapporteur to monitor the
implementation of that resolution and to conduct a follow-up mission to Myanmar, and to report
to the Council at its seventh session, and urged the Government of Myanmar to cooperate fully
with the Special Rapporteur. Consequently, in a letter to the Government dated 30 January 2008,
the Special Rapporteur expressed his wish to conduct a follow-up mission to the country. The
Special Rapporteur regrets that, to date, he has not been granted access to the country for a
follow-up mission as requested by the Council.

The present report is submitted pursuant to Council resolution 6/33. It is based on
information gathered since the Special Rapporteur’s report (A/HRC/6/14) on the human rights
implications of the crackdown on the peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar in September 2007,
its causes and consequences. The report covers the period from December 2007 to March 2008.

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