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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-10-2025-0523

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Carlo Fidanza, Alexandr Vondra, Alberico Gambino, Assita Kanko, Ivaylo Valchev, Bogdan Rzońca

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This resolution condemns the 2021 military coup in Myanmar and the ongoing human rights violations by the Tatmadaw, including crimes against humanity. It calls for an immediate ceasefire, release of political prisoners, and rejects the junta's planned elections as sham. It demands full humanitarian access, supports Bangladesh, and calls for sustained international aid for Rohingya refugees. It urges stronger sanctions, support for accountability mechanisms, and reform of the 1982 Citizenship Law. It calls for a comprehensive EU strategy and condemns Russia and China for backing the junta.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the military coup of 1 February 2021 and the Tatmadaw's grave human rights violations, including crimes against humanity.
  2. Calls for an immediate ceasefire and stresses that free and fair elections are impossible under current repression.
  3. Rejects the junta's planned elections from December 2025 to January 2026 and denounces their results as illegitimate.
  4. Calls for the release of all political prisoners and the repeal of repressive laws like the Political Party Registration Law.
  5. Insists on full, unimpeded humanitarian access to all regions, including Rakhine State, and condemns aid obstruction.
  6. Commends Bangladesh for hosting over one million Rohingya refugees and calls for sustained international assistance.
  7. Calls for enhanced measures to address insecurity in Rohingya camps, including armed groups, trafficking, and radicalisation.
  8. Calls for continuous EU humanitarian aid and increased assistance from the international community, including the US.
  9. Supports ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus but regrets its lack of results and encourages full operationalisation with consequences for non-compliance.
  10. Encourages regional and Muslim-majority countries to increase humanitarian aid and diplomatic pressure on the junta.
  11. Supports expansion of EU sanctions and calls for strengthened international efforts to prevent circumvention.
  12. Calls for robust support for accountability mechanisms and reform of the 1982 Citizenship Law to address root causes.

Who is affected

  • The Tatmadaw military regime in Myanmar, which is condemned and targeted by sanctions and calls for accountability.
  • Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who need sustained humanitarian aid and improved security.
  • ASEAN countries, encouraged to fully implement the Five-Point Consensus and apply consequences for non-compliance.
  • Muslim-majority countries and Gulf states, urged to increase humanitarian assistance and diplomatic pressure.
  • Russia and China, condemned for backing the Myanmar junta.

Figures and deadlines

  • At least 6,700 deaths between August and September 2017.
  • At least 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh.
  • An estimated 600,000 Rohingya remain in Rakhine State.
  • An estimated 1.2 million Rohingya refugees reside in Cox's Bazar.
  • Over half a billion euros in EU humanitarian and development support since 2017.
  • Over 40 political parties dissolved.
  • An estimated 30,000 political prisoners jailed since the 2021 coup, over 20,000 still behind bars.
  • Elections planned from December 2025 through January 2026.