28
Accepted
The Government should target funding and resources such as protected communications and data storage equipment...
Recommendation
The Government should target funding and resources such as protected communications and data storage equipment to civil society organisations on the ground in Myanmar, who are collecting evidence of human rights abuses committed by the Tatmadaw, for future due process. (Paragraph 45) Myanmar nationals in the UK
Government Response Summary
The UK government announced a £500,000 funding boost for the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar and has established the Myanmar Witness programme to independently collect, preserve, verify, and investigate human rights abuses.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
On 1 April, the UK announced a funding boost of £500,000 to the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to bolster their work on collecting and preserving evidence of serious human rights violations. The UK has also established and funded the Myanmar Witness programme which is independently collecting, preserving, verifying and investigating incidents of possible interferences with human rights. Myanmar nationals in the UK
Source
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Inquiry
The Myanmar crisis
Report
Fourth Report - The UK Government's Response to the Myanmar Crisis
16 Jul 2021
HC 203
Addressee Bodies
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.0 yrs
Report published
16 Jul 2021