United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
United Nations Special Rapporteur
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar is a United Nations Special Rapporteur whose mandate is to monitor and investigate human rights violations in Myanmar. The incumbent Special Rapporteur is Kelly Currie, who was appointed to the role in April 2026, succeeding Thomas Andrews. [1]
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar | |
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since April 2026 | |
| Inaugural holder | Yozo Yokota |
| Formation | 1992 |
| Website | www |
The office was established in March 1992 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the aftermath of the 1990 Myanmar general election, and continued deterioration in the country's human rights situation under the rule of the military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council.[2]
Appointees
- Kelly Currie (2026-present)[3]
- Tom Andrews (2020–2026)[4]
- Yanghee Lee (2014-2020)[4]
- Tomás Ojea Quintana (2008-2014)[4]
- Paulo Sérgio Pinherio (2000-2008)[4]
- Rajsoomer Lallah (1996-2000)[4]
- Yozo Yokota (1992-1996)[4]
