Seventy-second session

18 February–8 March 2019

Item 4 of the provisional agenda

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

List of issues and questions prior to the submission of the report of Myanmar under the exceptional reporting procedure

The State party is requested to include in its exceptional report the following information in relation to the situation in northern Rakhine State since the onset of the violence, on 25 August 2017, in particular on:

(a)The number of cases of sexual violence, including rape, against Rohingya women and girls by State security forces;

(b)The number of women and girls who have been killed or who have died due to other non-natural causes;

(c)The number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions and convictions with regard to such crimes and the sentences or disciplinary measures imposed on the perpetrators, including members of the armed forces, who are found guilty of them;

(d)The designation of the battalions, and under whose command, that have undertaken the clearance operations in northern Rakhine State since 25 August 2017;

(e)The findings contained in the final report of the Tatmadaw investigation team led by Lieutenant General Aye Whin on its inquiry concerning the conduct of the armed forces during the security clearance operations;

(f)Whether instructions have been or are being issued to all branches of the State security forces that torture, gender-based violence, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, expulsion and other human rights violations are prohibited and that those responsible will be prosecuted and punished;

(g)The gender-specific measures taken by the State party to rehabilitate and compensate Rohingya women and girls who are victims/survivors of such violence;

(h)The remedies available to Rohingya women and girls by which they may claim violations of their rights;

(i)The number of Rohingya women and girls currently detained by State security forces;

(j)The number of Rohingya women and girls who have died during childbirth;

(k)The number of clinics providing obstetric services and the ratio of doctors and midwives to the Rohingya population;

(l)The number of Rohingya families displaced by the violence, disaggregated by sex, and measures taken by the Government to ensure their voluntary and safe return, economic reintegration and compensation for loss of land and/or property.