United Nations special rapporteur Ms Yanghee Lee discussed people displaced by conflict, land mines, land grabs and rape in talks with government officials during a trip to Kachin State on July 21 as she continued her first visit to Myanmar since her appointment.
The topics were discussed when Ms Lee met Chief Minister U La John Ngan Hsai and other state government ministers, Kachin State Social Affairs Minister Daw Bautgyar told Mizzima after the talks.
U La John Ngan Hsai told Ms Lee that land grabs were not an issue in Kachin State because of the conflict there, Daw Bautgyar said.
After the talks in the state capital, Myitkyina, Ms Lee travelled to Waingaw and Bhamaw townships to meet people displaced by the conflict in Kachin State, a UN official said.
He said Ms Lee would continue her visit to Kachin State on July 22 but gave no further details.
Ms Lee arrived in Myanmar on July 17 and is due to give a news conference at the end of her visit on July 26.
The itinerary for Ms Lee's visit has also included trips to Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Rakhine State.
Ms Lee, a South Korean human rights expert, was appointed in June to succeed Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana, who ended a six-year stint as special rapporteur in May.
