Panel Discussion on Human Rights violations in…

Objectives: The panel discussion provides an opportunity for members and observers of the Human Rights Council, including United Nations agencies and funds, experts as well as other relevant stakeholders including representatives of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar to:

• explore effective measures to end all forms of human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims as well as other minorities in Myanmar;
•  identify potential measures to operationalize durable solutions to the Rohingya crisis with particular emphasis on sustainable return in safety and dignity.

Chair:     

•  H.E. Mr. Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council

Opening statement:              

• Ms. Nada al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

Panellists:    

• Ms. Yasmin Ullah, Chair of the Board at Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma)
• Ms. Chris Lewa, Founder of the Arakan Project
• Mr. Kyaw Win, Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network
• Mr. Mohshin Habib, Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University

• Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
• Ms. Yasmin Ullah, Chair of the Board at Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma
• Ms. Chris Lewa, Founder of the Arakan Project
• Mr. Kyaw Win, Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network  
• Mr. Mohshin Habib, Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University  
• Norway (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Tine Mørch Smith
• Pakistan (on behalf of the OIC), Mr. Zaman Mehdi
• Luxembourg (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Marc Bichler
• European Union, Mr. Thomas Wagner
• Kuwait, Mr. Rashed Alabhoul
• Australia, Mr. Jeff Roach
• Indonesia, Ms. Erlina Widyaningsih
• Malaysia, Mr. Johan Arief
• Turkey, Ms. Cansu Bahran
• Bangladesh, Ms. Shanchita Haque
• Gambia, Mr. Muhammadou M.O. Kah
• Costa Rica, Ms. Viviana Tinoco Monge
• Islamic Human Rights Commission, Mr. Hussain Jawad
• Human Rights Watch, Ms. Lucy McKernan
• Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Mr. Ahmed Adam
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Rita French
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Manuel García
• Senegal, Mr. Tamsir Gueye
• Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Hamid Ahmadi
• South Africa, Mr. S. Moulton
• Russian Federation, Mr. Yaroslav Eremin
• Mauritania, Mr. Mohamed Lemine Mohamed El Bechir
• Egypt, Ms. Sara ElKady
• International Bar Association, Ms. Ewelina Ochab
• Lidskoprávní organizace Práva a svobody občanů Turkmenistánu z.s., Mr. Emin Huseynov
• iuventum e.V., Mr. Hisashi Saito
• INHR, Mr. Eric Richardson
• Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration, Ms. Aimara Pujadas
• Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Final Remarks)
• Ms. Yasmin Ullah, Chair of the Board at Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma
• Ms. Chris Lewa, Founder of the Arakan Project
• Mr. Kyaw Win, Executive Director of Burma Human Rights Network  
• Mr. Mohshin Habib, Adjunct Professor at Laurentian University