Introduction:

A veteran human rights investigator said that, despite her years of experience, she was shocked by the horrific sexual violence perpetrated against Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya.

Radhika Coomaraswamy, member of the Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar, has been talking to UN News following the release of the Mission’s report, which is based on the testimonies of hundreds of victims.

The report found compelling evidence relating to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and attributed primary responsibility to the Myanmar military, who are also known as the Tatmadaw.