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UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today announced extra resources to bolster a mechanism to collect, investigate and preserve evidence of serious human rights violations in Myanmar.

The UK will contribute half a million pounds to the ‘Independent Investigative Mechanism’ for Myanmar (IIMM) to increase evidence gathering capabilities, which may in future be used in criminal

proceedings.

“Two months on from the start of the coup, the Myanmar military sinks to new depths each day with the wanton killing of innocent people, including children.

“The UK’s latest actions target one of the military’s key funding streams, imposing a further cost on them for their horrific actions. We will also ensure that evidence of serious human rights violations is not lost, increasing the prospect that those responsible for these violations will face justice.”

The ‘Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar’ was established by the UN Human Rights Council to collect and preserve evidence of serious human rights violations in Myanmar.

Funds will assist Open Source Investigation work to ensure that reporting on social media and elsewhere is identified and verified for use in future criminal proceedings that hold those responsible to account.