The Myanmar government faced increasing pressure last year for international justice for its human rights violations against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities, HRW said in the report published yesterday.

Respect for free expression and assembly also declined sharply during the year as the authorities escalated their use of repressive criminal laws, it said.

“Myanmar’s failure to hold its military accountable for atrocities against the Rohingya is finally turning the wheels of international justice,” said Phil Robertson, HRW Asia deputy director.