The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) welcomes the adoption of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolution A/C.3/80/L.32/Rev.1 on the “Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.” This resolution, adopted by consensus on November 19, 2025, reinforces the global community’s commitment to the rights of the Rohingya people and other minorities in Myanmar, and calls for a durable, rights-based solution including a safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation to Rakhine State. ARNO views this as a significant step forward. The resolution reaffirms the need for international monitoring, promotion of accountability and protection of civilians, and places renewed emphasis on the responsibilities of both state and non-state actors in Myanmar.
ARNO also stresses that the resolution’s promise must be matched with concrete action. In particular, the organisation highlights the role of the ethnic armed group Arakan Army (AA) and its affiliated armed units in northern Rakhine State, which continue to commit serious human rights violations against Rohingya communities. These include killings, the burning of Rohingya villages, forced displacement and restrictions on movement. For instance, in May 2024 the Arakan Army carried out a massacre in Htan Shauk Khan village in Buthidaung, and in August 2024 its drone strikes and shelling killed dozens of Rohingya civilians as they tried to escape the fighting. The expansion of AA territorial control has increasingly placed Rohingya populations under the dominance of a force that treats them as second-class communities, denies their identity, restricts their basic freedoms and imposes collective punishments. These actions reflect patterns of persecution, echoing previous campaigns against the Rohingya and amounting to a refusal of rights recognised by the UN resolution.
ARNO calls on the international community including the UN Human Rights Council and member states to ensure that all perpetrators of international crimes are held accountable, regardless of affiliation. The AA cannot remain outside the scope of justice simply because of self-framing. Impunity for military and non-state actors encourages escalation of violence and undermines prospects for peace. ARNO urges states to consider referral of the situation in Myanmar to international justice mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court, and for all states to continue to uphold obligations under the UN Genocide Convention.
The resolution also underscores the urgent need to protect Rohingya civilians caught between the military junta and armed groups. ARNO emphasises that without effective protection and humanitarian access, the conditions for safe and voluntary repatriation cannot exist. ARNO commends Bangladesh’s ongoing hospitality and appeals to the international donor community to increase support for both host communities and new arrivals. ARNO also urges humanitarian actors to press for full and unhindered access into all affected areas in Rakhine State, including those under AA control.
The Rohingya, along with other persecuted minorities in Myanmar, urge the UN Security Council to institute a durable and enforceable end to all military offensives in the country, consistent with its commitments to fostering peace in other global contexts. Further, ARNO emphasizes that the international community must reject the sham elections that the Myanmar military junta plans to hold, as any signal of legitimizing such actions will embolden the junta to continue to its campaigns of violence.
Looking ahead, ARNO remains committed to working with governments, UN agencies, civil society and Rohingya communities to turn the resolution’s commitments into reality. The Rohingya cannot wait. There must be a genuine shift from diplomatic language to implementation: full citizenship rights, freedom of movement, equal access to justice and livelihood opportunities in their homeland.
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