UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelley E. Currie will visit Bangladesh from 11 to 18 November on an eight-day mission to assess Myanmar’s deteriorating human rights situation and its regional impact.
The visit will focus on the situation in Rakhine State, Myanmar’s ongoing armed conflict and the condition of Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, Currie will meet government officials, civil society representatives, victims and survivors during her visit.
Her itinerary includes several meetings in Dhaka as well as visits to Cox’s Bazar and Rohingya refugee camps. She is expected to assess the current situation of the Rohingya, the human rights crisis and prospects for future cooperation.
The press release said Currie had formally requested permission to visit Myanmar, but the country’s junta government said it was not prepared to facilitate such a visit.
At the end of her Bangladesh mission, the UN special rapporteur will hold a press conference on 18 November.
She is scheduled to present her next report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2027.
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