The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

Purposes

4.  The purposes of the regulations contained in this instrument are to—

(a) promote the peace, stability and security of Myanmar;

(b) promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and good governance in Myanmar, including in particular promoting the successful completion of Myanmar’s transition to a democratic country;

(c) discourage actions, policies or activities which repress the civilian population in Myanmar;

(d) promote compliance with international human rights law and respect for human rights in Myanmar, including in particular, respect for—

(i) the right to life of persons in Myanmar;

(ii) the right of persons in Myanmar not to be held in slavery or required to perform forced or compulsory labour;

(iii) the right of persons in Myanmar, including in particular the Rohingya, not to be subjected to forced deportation or forcible transfer from Myanmar;

(iv) the right of persons not to be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Myanmar, including in the context of—

(aa) violence against persons on the basis of their political opinion, religious belief or ethnicity,

(bb) rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, or

(cc) recruitment or use of, or violence against, children;

(v) the right to liberty and security of persons in Myanmar, including freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or enforced disappearance;

(vi) the right to a fair trial of persons charged with criminal offences in Myanmar;

(vii) the rights of journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, religious leaders, politicians and all other persons in Myanmar to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association with others;

(viii) the enjoyment of rights and freedoms in Myanmar without discrimination, including on the basis of a person’s sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.