It is also vital to provide enough access for the
humanitarian organizations to intervene and ensure life-saving clinical
management and psycho-social support services for survivors, and end access
restrictions on human rights monitors and member of the media, she added in a
statement issued by her Office.
The envoy warned that there might be more similar incidents
of sexual assaults in the future as the escalation of the violence continues,
and urged to the Government of Myanmar to act now to prevent any future
incidents.
“These are not isolated incidents but are part of a wider
pattern of ethnically motivated violence that my office has tracked over the
past several years. It is critical to end impunity for sexual violence, and I
would remind the relevant authorities that human rights must be respected even
in the context of counter-insurgency operations,” said Mrs. Bangura.
Finally, the Special Representative stressed that her Office
will continue to monitor the situation, provide any necessary support to the
survivors, and hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence
accountable.