OHCHR / MYANMAR ROHINGYA

The UN Human Rights Office called for ending impunity in the violence against Rohingya people in Myanmar, and ensuring their rights to security, citizenship and equality. OHCHR / UNTV CH

• Video Length: 00:01:24
• Production Date: 22 August 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR; UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- UNHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; MYANMAR SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 3439570
• Parent Id: 3439570
• Alternate Title: unifeed250822f

Description

STORY: OHCHR / MYANMAR ROHINGYA
TRT: 01:24
SOURCE: OHCHR / UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 AUGUST 2025 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations
2. Med shot, speakers, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“Ending impunity and ensuring the Rohingya’s rights to security, citizenship and equality are essential for breaking the cycle of violence.”
4. Med shot, speakers, press room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“Both the military and the Arakan Army have committed and continue to commit serious atrocity crimes against the Rohingya with impunity — in flagrant violation of international law, including the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice.”
6. Med shot, press room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“Amidst a global funding crisis, Rohingya in both Myanmar and Bangladesh are enduring dire conditions compounded by drastic cuts to food assistance.”
8. Med shot, press room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“We implore the international community to step up support for the Rohingya by increasing humanitarian funding to secure access to basic needs and essential services, and to resolutely support international accountability processes.”
10. Med shot, speakers, press room

Storyline

Today (22 Aug), the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) called for ending impunity in the violence against Rohingya people in Myanmar, and ensuring their rights to security, citizenship and equality.
“Ending impunity and ensuring the Rohingya’s rights to security, citizenship and equality are essential for breaking the cycle of violence,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, at the UN bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva.

Since November 2023, the human rights and humanitarian situation in Rakhine have sharply deteriorated, further deepening the already life-threatening conditions faced by the Rohingya.

“Both the military and the Arakan Army have committed and continue to commit serious atrocity crimes against the Rohingya with impunity — in flagrant violation of international law, including the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice,” Laurence said.

“Amidst a global funding crisis, Rohingya in both Myanmar and Bangladesh are enduring dire conditions compounded by drastic cuts to food assistance,” he said.

“We implore the international community to step up support for the Rohingya by increasing humanitarian funding to secure access to basic needs and essential services, and to resolutely support international accountability processes,” the spokesperson concluded.