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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2986(RSP))

On the political situation in Myanmar including the humanitarian crisis of the Rohingya

B-10-2025-0508

on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Jonas Sjöstedt

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This resolution condemns the military junta's seizure of power and its systematic attacks on civilians in Myanmar, and calls for the release of political prisoners and free and fair elections. It demands an end to the repression of the Rohingya, urges Bangladesh and regional states to protect refugees, and calls for scaled-up EU humanitarian aid and accountability for atrocities. It also calls for maintaining EU sanctions, imposing a global arms embargo, and ensuring human rights due diligence by companies.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the military junta's illegal seizure of power and its systematic attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, violating UN resolutions and the Five-Point Consensus.
  2. Expresses solidarity with the people of Myanmar and reaffirms support for a democratic future free from military rule and external interference.
  3. Condemns the junta's banning of political parties and arbitrary detention of an estimated 30,000 people, including elected representatives and journalists.
  4. Calls for the repeal of the new election law that criminalizes criticism and for the release of all arbitrarily imprisoned, including President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi.
  5. Reiterates that any future elections must be free and fair and held in accordance with international standards, noting current conditions are unlikely to ensure this.
  6. Takes note of ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus and the Leaders' Review, which call for cessation of violence and inclusive dialogue.
  7. Emphasizes the UN Special Rapporteur's statement that elections cannot be credible amid military violence and repression, and calls on ASEAN not to legitimize the junta.
  8. Deplores the grave conditions faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including abductions, sexual violence, and reduced aid.
  9. Calls on the Commission to scale up humanitarian funding, expand resettlement pathways, and engage with local partners, including cross-border networks.
  10. Urges Bangladesh to lift restrictions on Rohingya and calls on regional governments to refrain from returns to Myanmar unless voluntary, safe, and under UN supervision.
  11. Calls for maintaining the EU embargo on military, security, and surveillance equipment and for strengthened human rights due diligence by companies.
  12. Asks the UN Security Council to impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar and reaffirms support for accountability mechanisms.

Who is affected

  • The military junta of Myanmar, which is condemned and targeted by sanctions and an arms embargo.
  • Political prisoners, journalists, human rights defenders, and peaceful protesters in Myanmar, who are called to be released.
  • Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and the region, who are urged to be protected and not forcibly returned.
  • EU and member states, which are called to maintain sanctions and ensure human rights due diligence.
  • ASEAN and the UN Security Council, which are urged to act on Myanmar.

Figures and deadlines

  • 6,800 people killed since the military coup and 22,000 detained as political prisoners.
  • More than 3.5 million internally displaced and around 20 million in need of humanitarian assistance.
  • Up to 20 years in prison or the death penalty for violating the election law.
  • 25,000 deaths and at least 740,000 people fled to Bangladesh in 2017.
  • 600,000 Rohingya remaining inside Myanmar face systematic persecution.
  • Over one million Rohingya remain displaced, the majority in Bangladesh.
  • EUR 76 million in EU humanitarian aid allocated for South and South-East Asia.