Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
The Human Rights Council resolution, in 39/2, adopted in September 2018, established “an ongoing independent mechanism to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law committed in Myanmar since 2011, and to prepare files in order to facilitate and expedite fair and independent criminal proceedings, in accordance with international law standards, in national, regional or international courts or tribunals that have or may in the future have jurisdiction over these crimes, in accordance with international law.”
Myanmar Mechanism calls for continued support of international community in the accountability efforts
Geneva, 14 September 2020 – In his second annual report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (Mechanism) outlined the significant progress that the Mechanism has made in its first full year of...
Statement to the Human Rights Council by Mr. Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, on the 45th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
14 September 2020 Madam President, Excellencies, It is an honour to present to the Council the second annual report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar. In the first full year of existence, the Mechanism has made significant progress in several...
RFA Burmese interview with Nicholas Koumjian (part 2)
Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, responds to questions related to the lack of access to crime scenes in Myanmar, the methodology of the Independent Commission of Enquiry on Myanmar’s report, and the importance of accountability for crimes committed against ethnic groups in Myanmar despite the complex and slow process.
Myanmar Mechanism participates in civil society activities during Rohingya anniversary
As part of its continuing outreach efforts which unfold in the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar took part in two civil society virtual events held at the end of August 2020 to commemorate the...
Myanmar Mechanism commemorates anniversary of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Geneva, 25 August 2020 – On the third anniversary marking the 2017 exodus of Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state, the United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar expresses its continued concern for all persons displaced from their homes in...
Myanmar Mechanism carries on its work despite the pandemic
The United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar steadily pursued its mission over the last months despite dealing with the extraordinary circumstances resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. In its second annual report, the Mechanism...