Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
In March 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Council established the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (IIFFMM) to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar. The mandate of the IIFFMM ended in September 2019.
The IIFFMM handed over its evidence to the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), also mandated by the Human Rights Council and operational since 30 August 2019. The IIMM collects evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law, and prepares files for criminal prosecution. More on the IIMM's home page.
Latest news
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar calls on UN Member States to remain vigilant in the face of the continued threat of genocide 23 October 2019 English
Myanmar’s Rohingya Persecuted, Living under Threat of Genocide, UN Experts Say 16 September 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail) Read the report
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Hands Over to Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar 9 September 2019 English | Burmese Version
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Calls for Justice for Victims of Sexual and Gender-based Violence 22 August 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar exposes military business ties, calls for targeted sanctions and arms embargoes 5 August 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
Reporting Back to Myanmar’s Rohingya: The Most Important Report of All (feature story and video) 3 June 2019 Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged Version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar urges financial isolation of Myanmar military 14 May 2019 English Audio Rohingya language (Abridged Version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar advances accountability and initiates new investigations 14 March 2019 English
The Human Rights Council on 24 March 2017 decided (through Resolution A/HRC/RES/34/22) to dispatch urgently an independent international fact-finding mission, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council, to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, including but not limited to arbitrary detention, torture and inhuman treatment, rape and other forms of sexual violence, extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings, enforced disappearances, forced displacement and unlawful destruction of property, with a view to ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims, and requests the fact-finding mission to present to the Council an oral update at its thirty-sixth session and a full report at its thirty-seventh session.
UN General Assembly Third Committee resolution A/C.3/73/L.51 (draft as adopted) on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (voting sheet) 16 November 2018
Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/39/2 on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar 27 September 2018
UN General Assembly Third Committee resolution A/C.3/72/L.48 (draft as adopted) on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (voting sheet) 16 November 2017
Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/34/22 on the situation of human rights in Myanmar 24 March 2017
Press Releases
Myanmar’s Rohingya Persecuted, Living under Threat of Genocide, UN Experts Say 16 September 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Calls for Justice for Victims of Sexual and Gender-based Violence 22 August 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar exposes military business ties, calls for targeted sanctions and arms embargoes 5 August 2019 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar urges financial isolation of Myanmar military 14 May 2019 English Audio Rohingya language (Abridged Version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar advances accountability and initiates new investigations 14 March 2019 English
UN Fact-Finding Mission releases its full account of massive violations by military in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States 18 September 2018 English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Myanmar: Tatmadaw leaders must be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN report 27 August 2018 Chinese | English | Myanmar language (မြန်မာဘာသာ) Audio Rohingya language (Abridged Version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail)
Statement to the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council by Marzuki Darusman, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar 17 September 2019 English
Statement by Mr. Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, at the Security Council 24 October 2018 English
Statement of Mr. Marzuki Darusman, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar to the General Assembly, Third Committee 23 October 2018 English
Statement by Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council 18 September 2018 English
Statement by Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN, Chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council 12 March 2018 English
Statement by Chairperson of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar to the special session of the Human Rights Council on the “Situation of human rights of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in Rakhine State of Myanmar" 5 December 2017 English | မြန်မာဘာသာ
Statement by Chairperson of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar presenting oral update to the Human Rights Council 19 September 2017 English | မြန်မာဘာသာ
International fact-finding mechanisms set up by the Human Rights Council investigate human rights crises globally and issue reports relying heavily on testimony from survivors and victims. In a rare move, the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar returned to those communities and reported back to them.
Human rights experts of the UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar reveal the methodology they used to assess the credibility of allegations against Myanmar authorities.
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar found patterns of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States, amounting to the gravest crimes under international law. The report calls for Myanmar military generals to be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar on their latest report - August 2019
Highlights from press conference by the experts of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar – August 2018
Message to the Myanmar People Burmese
Marzuki Darusman, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
Reporting Back to Myanmar’s Rohingya: The Most Important Report of All - June 2019
Message to the Myanmar people from the experts of the Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
Satellite images showing the destruction of Rohingya villages in Rakhine State, Myanmar 2017-2018
