The 47-member Council voted by 35 votes to three, with seven abstentions
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By Tom Miles
GENEVA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar, including possible genocide, for any future prosecution.
The 47-member Council voted by 35 votes to three, with seven abstentions, in favour of a resolution brought by the European Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
China, the Philippines and Burundi voted against the move, whose backers said it was supported by more than 100 countries.
Myanmar's Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun said the resolution was based on the report of a U.N. fact-finding mission (FFM) that his government had categorically rejected, and which was unbalanced, one-sided and encouraged disunity of the country.
"The draft resolution is based on serious but unverified accusations and recommendations of the FFM that could even endanger the national unity of the country," he said.
He said the resolution's intrusive language and demands would not contribute to finding lasting resolutions to the delicate situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
The new body will work closely with any future prosecution brought by the International Criminal Court, which said earlier this month that it had jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
(Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Jon Boyle)
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