United Nations A/HRC/S-27/3

General Assembly Distr.: General

1 February 2018

Original: English

Human Rights Council

Twenty-seventh special session12
5 December 2017

Report of the Human Rights Council

on its twenty-seventh special session
Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Mouayed Saleh (Iraq)

GE.18-01488(E)

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I. Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council at its

twenty-seventh special session

S-27/1. Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other

minorities in Myanmar

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recalling the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and their
Optional Protocols, as well as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination and other relevant international human rights law,
Recalling the General Assembly resolutions on the situation of human rights in
Myanmar, and the most recent text adopted by the Third Committee on 16 November
2017,1 as well as those of the Human Rights Council, the most recent of which being
resolution 34/22 of 24 March 2017, in which the Council decided to dispatch urgently an
independent international fact-finding mission to establish the facts and circumstances of
the alleged recent human rights violations and abuses, and Council decision 36/115 of 29
September 2017, in which the Council extended the mandate of the fact-finding mission
until its thirty-ninth session, and reaffirming Council resolution 29/21 of 3 July 2015,
Recalling also the statement by the President of the Security Council of 6 November
2017,2
Stressing that States have the primary responsibility for the respect, promotion and
protection of human rights,
Noting the importance of the role of regional organizations in efforts to achieve
pacific settlement of local disputes as stipulated in Chapter VIII of the Charter,
Expressing grave concern at the recent reports of serious violations and abuses of
human rights in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, as well as in Kachin State and
northern Shan State,
Recalling the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
Myanmar, including the report submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fourth
session3 and the report submitted to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session,4
welcoming the cooperation of the Government of Myanmar with the Special Rapporteur,
including the facilitation of her visits to some parts of the country in June and July 2016,
January 2017 and, most recently, July 2017, and echoing her concerns regarding limitations
on access,
Welcoming the oral update presented to the Human Rights Council by the fact-
finding mission in September 2017,

1. See A/72/439/Add.3.
2. S/PRST/2017/22.
3. A/HRC/34/67.
4. A/72/382.

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Noting with deep concern the flash report of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights dated 3 February 2017, entitled “Interviews with
Rohingyas fleeing from Myanmar since 9 October 2016”, prepared following a mission by
the Office to Bangladesh, and its report dated September 2017, entitled “Mission report of
OHCHR rapid response mission to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh”,
Alarmed by the statements and reports from the United Nations system on grave
human rights violations and abuses carried out in a systematic, targeted and deliberate
manner by security forces assisted by non-State actors in Rakhine State through the
disproportionate use of force, extrajudicial and summary killings, including of children,
sexual violence, including rape, indiscriminate firing of weapons and the planting of
landmines, the destruction of property, livelihoods and futures, disappearances, torture and
other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, attacks on places of worship
and religious intolerance, resulting in large-scale forced displacement and indicating the
very likely commission of crimes against humanity,
Acknowledging the urgent need to restore law and order, peace and security to
protect all civilians, including individuals in a vulnerable situation, from any harm or acts
of reprisal,
Highly alarmed at the outbreak of violence in Rakhine State in October 2016 and
August 2017 that caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya civilians
to Bangladesh, bringing the total to more than 600,000 Rohingyas, mainly women, children
and the elderly, who have joined the hundreds of thousands of those among the Rohingya
population previously displaced from Myanmar to Bangladesh that had fled violence in
Myanmar in phases over the years,
Noting with deep concern that, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund,
nearly 60 per cent of the Rohingya population who have been forced to flee to Bangladesh
are children, and that a large number of those children are unaccompanied, separated or
orphaned,
Concerned that, despite the fact that the Rohingya population, especially Muslims,
had been living in Myanmar for generations prior to its independence and have no ties to
anywhere but Myanmar, they have been made stateless since the enactment of the 1982
Citizenship Law and since then have been subjected to restrictions on access to education,
health services and livelihoods, underscoring that the lack of citizenship status and related
civil and political rights of Rohingya Muslims and others, including voting rights, is a
serious human rights violation,
Welcoming the formation by the Government of Myanmar of the Advisory
Commission on Rakhine State, chaired by Kofi Annan, which submitted its final report in
August 2017,5 and the commitment of the Government of Myanmar to implementing the
Commission’s recommendations and addressing the underlying causes of the situation in
Rakhine State,
Noting that the Government of Myanmar has established an investigation
commission, led by Vice-President U Myint Swe, and encouraging the publication of a
credible, independent and impartial investigation report on allegations of human rights
violations without delay,
Noting with serious concern reports of incitement to racial or religious hatred
leading to violence, including the fuelling of intercommunal tension in central Rakhine

5. Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, “Towards a peaceful, fair and prosperous future for the
people of Rakhine” (August 2017). Available at
www.rakhinecommission.org/app/uploads/2017/08/FinalReport_Eng.pdf.

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State, and calling upon the Government of Myanmar to take all measures necessary, while
fully respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, to combat any incitement to
hatred, tension or violence by publicly condemning such acts, and welcoming the
Government’s efforts to promote interfaith dialogue in the country,
Noting those developments in Myanmar that contribute positively towards political
and economic reform, democratization, national reconciliation, good governance and the
rule of law and the efforts made to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and combat
corruption, and encouraging the Government of Myanmar to take further steps to address
outstanding concerns, in particular those reflected in the present resolution as well as in
Human Rights Council resolution 34/22,
Noting also the bilateral instrument entitled “Arrangement on return of displaced
persons from Rakhine State”, recently concluded between Bangladesh and Myanmar,
Deeply concerned by the current climate of non-cooperation with United Nations
and international non-governmental organizations, including international humanitarian
actors, as demonstrated by government restrictions on access to northern Rakhine State and
the recent attempts by local mobs to prevent urgent aid from reaching those in need, and by
the fact that humanitarian access remains restricted in Rakhine State and is discriminatory
against the Rohingya community,
Alarmed by the significant impact of the huge Rohingya influx towards Bangladesh,
in the form of socioeconomic and demographic pressure, as well as insecurities related to
the potential radicalization to violence of the community,
Highly appreciating the generosity shown by the Government and the people of
Bangladesh even under difficult circumstances, by affording temporary shelter,
humanitarian assistance and protection to the forcibly displaced Rohingya population,
Deeply concerned over the restrictions on freedom of movement of the persons
belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community and other minorities throughout Rakhine
State, including the confinement of approximately 120,000 people in camps for internally
displaced persons, most of whom without access to livelihoods,
Recalling that in its resolution 34/22 the Human Rights Council established the
independent international fact-finding mission, and in its decision 36/115 extended the
mandate of the mission, deeply concerned at the lack of cooperation by the Government of
Myanmar with, and denial of access to, the fact-finding mission, which hinders
independent, fair and credible investigation of allegations of human rights violations and
abuses,
1. Strongly condemns the alleged systematic and gross violations of human
rights and abuses committed in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, notably against
persons belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community and other minorities, including
women and children;
2. Condemns the attacks against Myanmar police and military posts carried out
on 25 August 2017 and all acts of violence against the security forces, and stresses that the
challenges facing Rakhine State and other areas in Myanmar can be resolved only through
peaceful means;
3. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to ensure the protection of the
human rights of all persons in Myanmar, including persons belonging to the Rohingya
Muslim community and other minorities;
4. Urges the Government of Myanmar to take all measures necessary to prevent
the destruction of places of worship, cemeteries, infrastructure, and commercial and

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residential buildings belonging to all people, and to facilitate the rebuilding of those that
have already been destroyed;
5. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to take all measures necessary to
provide justice to victims, ensure the full accountability of perpetrators and end impunity
for all violations and abuses of human rights, including, in particular, those perpetrated
against persons belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community and other minorities, by
facilitating a full, transparent and independent investigation into the reports of all violations
and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law when
applicable;
6. Expresses grave concern at consistent allegations of widespread sexual
violence, including rape and gang rape, and calls for those allegations to be investigated, for
those found responsible to be held to account, and for access by victims of human rights
violations, including victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence, killings and other
attacks, to long-term health services and psychosocial support to be ensured;
7. Strongly calls upon the Government of Myanmar to cooperate fully with the
fact-finding mission established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 34/22 and to
grant unfettered access to the fact-finding mission, other human rights mechanisms and the
United Nations, and to ensure that individuals have unhindered access to and can
communicate with the United Nations and other human rights entities without facing acts of
reprisal, intimidation or attacks or any other type of harassment, or the fear thereof;
8. Expresses deep concern that humanitarian access remains severely restricted
in northern Rakhine State and unpredictable in other parts of Rakhine State;
9. Urges, while noting the initial steps taken by the Government of Myanmar
and humanitarian agencies to provide assistance to individuals in Rakhine State, the
Government of Myanmar to allow full, immediate, safe, unconditional and unhindered
access for the United Nations agencies and other international humanitarian actors,
including regional organizations such as the Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian
Assistance on Disaster Management of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to carry
out needs assessments and to resume delivery of primary and life-saving humanitarian
assistance to all affected persons and communities without discrimination throughout
Myanmar, and particularly in Rakhine State, including northern and central Rakhine State;
10. Highly appreciates the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh, strongly
supported by the international community, to provide safety and assistance for those who
have fled violence, and encourages the Government of Bangladesh to continue those efforts
until conditions in Myanmar are conducive to the safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified
return of those who have fled violence;
11. Urges the Government of Myanmar to immediately address the conditions
that lead to mass displacement, including lack of safety and security, to restore food
security, access to livelihoods, inclusion and public safety, and to ensure respect for the
human rights of the Rohingya population in northern Rakhine State in order to take steps to
create an atmosphere conducive to the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return to
their places of origin in Myanmar of those who have been forcibly displaced, by ensuring
that their human rights, including freedom of movement, will be fully respected and by
creating the right conditions for them to return to their homes and resume their livelihood
activities and income generation without fear, discrimination or restrictions;
12. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to ensure, in conjunction with
international partners and in accordance with international law, the safe, dignified,
voluntary and sustainable return to their ancestral land in Myanmar of all displaced

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Rohingyas, including refugees and internally displaced persons, and to ensure the human
rights of those who return;
13. Also calls upon the Government of Myanmar to immediately start a process
for the expeditious verification of refugees and forcibly displaced persons in a time-bound
manner that accommodates many refugees’ and forcibly displaced persons’ lack of
documentation;
14. Welcomes the public commitment of the Government of Myanmar to
implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State to the
fullest extent and urges the Government to implement them swiftly and in their entirety, to
allow reconciliation in Rakhine State and to commence a process of inclusive development
meaningful for all communities, and notes the establishment of the Union Enterprise for
Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine;
15. Calls upon the international community and regional organizations to provide
support, including humanitarian and development assistance, to the Government of
Myanmar for the implementation of the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on
Rakhine State, including recommendations regarding an inclusive and transparent
citizenship verification process, the provision of documentation for non-citizens and their
equal access to essential social services, including education, health care and freedom of
movement, and on finding sustainable solutions in building intercommunal harmony
towards lasting peace, stability and prosperity for the benefit of the whole population, and
calls upon the Government of Myanmar to provide unhindered access for such
humanitarian assistance;
16. Encourages the international community, in the true spirit of interdependence
and burden-sharing, to continue to assist Bangladesh in the provision of humanitarian
assistance to the forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims and other minorities until their
return to their places of origin in Myanmar and to assist Myanmar in the provision of
humanitarian assistance to affected persons of all communities displaced internally within
Rakhine State, taking particular account of the vulnerable position of women and children;
17. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to address the root causes of the
Rohingya crisis, including by addressing the issue of the statelessness of the Rohingya
population by ensuring their equal access to full citizenship and related rights, including
civil and political rights, and, to those ends, to amend the 1982 Citizenship Law to ensure
its conformity with universally recognized principles and to restore the citizenship of the
Rohingya population through an open, fast, voluntary and transparent process of national
verification based on past census and other data that leaves no individual unregistered nor
hinders their access to essential social services, including education and health care, and, in
the event of any dispute, involving independent national and international observers for
transparency and accountability;
18. Also calls upon the Government of Myanmar to take all measures necessary,
while fully respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, to counter any incitement to
hatred or violence by publicly condemning such acts and holding those who conduct such
acts accountable under criminal law, and acknowledges the Government’s efforts to
promote interfaith dialogue in the country;
19. Encourages further efforts to promote intercommunal interfaith dialogue in
order to de-escalate tension and foster peaceful coexistence among all ethnic and religious
groups in Myanmar;
20. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to cooperate with and assist the
relevant special procedure mandate holders in the discharge of their respective mandates, to
provide them with all necessary information requested by them and to give serious
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enable them to fulfil their duties effectively in the context of the human rights situation of
the Rohingya population;
21. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to track
progress concerning the human rights situation of Rohingya people, and to provide oral
updates, followed by an interactive dialogue, at the thirty-eighth, forty-first and forty-fourth
sessions of the Human Rights Council, with a view to reaching a comprehensive solution of
the crisis within three years through the full implementation of the present resolution and
Council resolution 34/22;
22. Also requests the High Commissioner to prepare a comprehensive written
report on the situation, including on the level of cooperation and access given to the fact-
finding mission and other United Nations human rights mechanisms, the implementation of
the present resolution, the findings and recommendations of the United Nations system on
the situation of human rights of Rohingya people in Rakhine State and recommendations on
a future course of action, to present the report to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth
session, and to submit the report to the General Assembly for its consideration;
23. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
2nd meeting
5 December 2017
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 33 to 3, with 9 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Albania, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia,
Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal,
Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Switzerland,
Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, United States of America
Against:
Burundi, China, Philippines
Abstaining:
Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Kenya, Mongolia, South Africa,
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)]

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II. Organization of work of the twenty-seventh special session

1. Pursuant to paragraph 10 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, and in accordance
with rule 6 of the rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council as contained in the annex
to Council resolution 5/1, the Council shall hold special sessions, when needed, at the
request of a member of the Council with the support of one third of the membership of the
Council.
2. On 28 November 2017, the Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh and Saudi
Arabia to the United Nations Office at Geneva requested the convening of a special session
of the Human Rights Council on 5 December 2017 on the situation of human rights of the
minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in Rakhine State of Myanmar
(see A/HRC/S-27/1 and 2).
3. The above-mentioned request was supported by the following 33 States Members of
the Human Rights Council: Albania, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire,
Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan,
Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar,
the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Togo, Tunisia, the United Arab
Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States
of America. The request was also supported by the following 40 observer States of the
Council: Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Canada,
Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Senegal,
Slovakia, Spain, the Sudan, Sweden, Turkey and the State of Palestine.
4. Subsequently, the request was also supported by the following observer States:
Argentina, Costa Rica and Mexico.
5. As more than one third of the membership of the Human Rights Council supported
the above-mentioned request, the President of the Council, following consultations with the
main sponsors, decided to convene an open-ended informative consultation on the conduct
and organization of the special session on 4 December 2017, and the special session on 5
December.

A. Opening and duration of the session

6. The Human Rights Council held its twenty-seventh special session at the United
Nations Office at Geneva on 5 December 2017. It held two meetings during the session.
7. The twenty-seventh special session was opened by the President of the Human
Rights Council.

B. Attendance

8. The special session was attended by representatives of States Members of the

Human Rights Council, observer States of the Council, observers for non-Member States of
the United Nations and other observers, and observers for United Nations entities,
specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other
entities, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations.

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C. Officers

9. The following members of the Bureau of the Human Rights Council for the eleventh
cycle also served as officers for the twenty-seventh special session:
President Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli (El Salvador)
Vice-Presidents Alaa Youssef (Egypt)*
Shalva Tsiskarashvili (Georgia)
Valentin Zellweger (Switzerland)
Vice-President
and Rapporteur Mouayed Saleh (Iraq)

D. Organization of work

10. Pursuant to paragraph 124 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, an
open-ended informative consultation was held on 4 December 2017 in preparation for the
twenty-seventh special session.
11. At its first meeting, on 5 December 2017, the Human Rights Council considered the
organization of its work, including speaking time limits, which would be three minutes for
statements by States Members of the Council and two minutes for statements by observer
States of the Council, observers for non-Member States of the Council and other observers.
The list of speakers would be drawn up in chronological order of registration. States
Members of the Council would be given the floor first, followed by observer States and
observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations,
intergovernmental organizations and other entities, and observers of national human rights
institutions and non-governmental organizations.
12. The special session was conducted in accordance with the relevant provisions
contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1.

E. Resolution and documentation

13. The resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh special
session is reproduced in chapter I of the present report.
14. The list of documents issued for the twenty-seventh special session is contained in
the annex to the present report.

F. Statements

15. At the first meeting, on 5 December 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights made a statement.
16. At the same meeting, the Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special
Procedures of the Human Rights Council, Catalina Devandas Aguilar, made a statement on
behalf of the Coordination Committee and, in the light of the subject of the special session,

* Elected at the organizational session, held on 4 December 2017, to replace Amr Ramadan, whose
term of office had ended.

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also on behalf of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar,
Yanghee Lee.
17. Also at the same meeting, the Chair of the independent international fact-finding
mission on Myanmar, Marzuki Darusman, made a statement by video message.
18. At the same meeting, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual
Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, made a statement.
19. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar made a statement as the
State concerned.
20. At the same meeting, statements were made by the following:
(a) States Members of the Human Rights Council: Albania, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia (on behalf of the
European Union), Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Netherlands (also on behalf of
Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada,
Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana,
Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Morocco,
Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Qatar, the Republic of Korea,
Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the
United Republic of Tanzania, the United States of America and Uruguay), Netherlands,
Nigeria, Oman (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of
Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
(b) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Canada, Denmark (also on
behalf of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Finland, France, Ireland, Liechtenstein,
Malaysia, Thailand.
21. At the 2nd meeting, on the same day, statements were made by the following:
(a) Observer States of the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Algeria,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Iceland,
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People’s Democratic Republic,
Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Senegal,
Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay, Viet Nam;
(b) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Alliance Defending Freedom,
Amnesty International, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of
Conectas Direitos Humanos and International Movement against All Forms of
Discrimination and Racism), Asian Legal Resource Centre, CIVICUS – World Alliance for
Citizen Participation, Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue,
Human Rights Watch, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists,
International Campaign to Ban Landmines, International Commission of Jurists,
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, International Organization for the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Plan International, Inc., Rencontre
africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme, Save the Children International (also on
behalf of Action contre la faim and the International Rescue Committee, Inc.), United
Nations Watch, World Jewish Congress.

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G. Action on the draft proposal

22. At the 2nd meeting, on 5 December 2017, the representatives of Bangladesh (also on
behalf of Algeria, Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey) and
Saudi Arabia (also on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nigeria, Senegal, the Sudan
and Turkey) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/S-27/L.1, sponsored by Algeria,
Bangladesh, Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey and co-
sponsored by Pakistan, on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation. Subsequently, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the
United States of America joined the sponsors.
23. At the same meeting, the representative of Myanmar made a statement as the State
concerned.
24. Also at the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of
the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the
estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
25. At the same meeting, the representatives of China, Ecuador, India, Japan and the
Philippines made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. In her statement, the
representative of the Philippines disassociated her delegation from the consensus on the
ninth, eleventh, twenty-first and twenty-fifth preambular paragraphs and operative
paragraphs 5, 7, 20 and 21 of the draft resolution.
26. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of China, a recorded
vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/S-27/L.1. The draft resolution was adopted by 33
votes to 3, with 9 abstentions (for the text of resolution S-27/1 and voting results, see
chapter I).
27. At the same meeting, the representatives of Bangladesh (also on behalf of Algeria,
Maldives, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Sudan and Turkey), Egypt, Indonesia and the
United States of America made statements in explanation of vote after the vote and general
comments on the adopted resolution.

III. Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-seventh

special session
28. At its 2nd meeting, on 5 December 2017, the Human Rights Council adopted the
report on its twenty-seventh special session ad referendum and entrusted the Rapporteur
with its finalization.

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Annex

Documents issued for the twenty-seventh special session of

the Human Rights Council

In the general series

A/HRC/S-27/1 Letter dated 28 November 2017 from the Permanent
Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office and
other international organizations in Geneva addressed to the
President of the Human Rights Council
A/HRC/S-27/2 Letter dated 28 November 2017 from the Permanent
Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office and
other International organizations in Geneva addressed to the
President of the Human Rights Council
A/HRC/S-27/3 Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-seventh special
session

In the limited series

A/HRC/S-27/L.1 Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other
minorities in Myanmar

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