The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution [text, PDF] Friday that calls for an independent mechanism to collect evidence of the serious international crimes committed in Myanmar.

The resolution reflects a council decision to “establish an ongoing independent mechanism to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyze evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international law committed in Myanmar since 2011,” a statement [press release] said. In addition to the mechanism established as soon as possible, the resolution further extends a current international fact-finding mission until the new mechanism is operational.

The vote was 35 in favor, seven abstaining, and three against—China, Burundi, and the Philippines.

Last week the UN classified the conflict in Myanmar as a “genocide” for the first time. UN investigators renewed their call [JURIST report] for charges to be brought against generals who propagated the conflict, which since August 2017 has left more than 700,000 people homeless and has resulted in at least 6,500 alleged war crimes and murders, according to a 2017 UN report. Chairman Ed Royce of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs called upon [JURIST report] the Trump administration Wednesday to “go further” in its reaction to the Myanmar Rohingya conflict.

In total, the Council adopted 10 resolutions on Friday, as well as a statement from the council’s president, Vojislav Šuc. Other resolutions include one on the safety of journalists, calling on Venezuela [JURIST report] to accept humanitarian assistance and another requesting a comprehensive report on the country’s human rights situation, and one requesting the Secretary-General and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide information on safe drinking water and sanitation, among others.