marzuki darusman, i know him well, he's normally a very cautious man, that was quite extraordinary tot myanmar in a greater position of diplomatic isolation. there was a recommendation it should go to the international criminal court but that would require the un security council to refer myanmar, and china will almost certainly back myanmar and reject that. they talked about other possible mechanisms, that has happened in the case of syria where independent recommendations were created to pursue human rights investigations into atrocities with the prospect of indictments later. that looks like the way they will go with myanmar, it could take some time. but the conclusion of this report brought together so many of the other news reports we heard over the last year, about rakhine state, absolutely appalling human rights abuses, systematic organised destruction of an entire people. they have brought that together, serious members of this team, and came out with these tough recommendations. it now goes to the international community, the un general assembly and human rights council to wo

marzuki darusman, who led the team of investigators, has been outlining his findings.ntempt for human life, dignity and freedom for international law in general should bea international law in general should be a cause of concern for the entire population of myanmar and the international community as a whole. for the rohingya, this is compounded by state policies implemented over decades which are steadily marginalised and excluded them in a process of ordering. the rohingya are ina process of ordering. the rohingya are in a continuing situation of severe systemic and institutionalised oppression from birth to death. the cornerstone and symbol of this is their complete lack of legal status. we found it deeply disturbing to see how the myanmar population is being misinformed by its authorities and how it is being exposed to divisive rhetoric. the human rights violations in myanmar are fuelled by the efforts of the myanmar authorities to silence critical voices and their amplification of hateful rhetoric. it emboldens the perpetrators. the myanmar authorities have forced

marzuki darusman, who led the team of investigators, outlined their findings.ses for much of its existence. the repressive control of the myanmar minority and the manner in which it and other security forces conduct their operations across the country lying at the heart of the problem. these operations are based on policies, tactics and conduct that consistently fail to respect international law and deliberately target civilians. they are in flag ra nt target civilians. they are in flagrant disregard of the life, property and well—being of civilians. they are marked by extreme levels of brutality and disproportionality. they are in the pursuit of deeply discriminatory and exclusionary visions, primarily affecting ethnic and religious minorities. this results in the consistent patterns of serious human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law in the states outlined in a report. —— in our report. the military‘s co nte m pt in our report. the military‘s contempt for human life, dignity and freedom, for human life in general, should be a c