to medical care, jobs, and education. In late 2016, Burmese police and armed forces began a suppression of the Rohingya people who reside in the northwestern Rakhine State after an attack on several police border posts in October left several dead. The following crackdown involved "unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down of houses and entire villages" all targeted against the Rohingya people. A refugee crisis was sparked by this persecution, with many Rohingya crossing into bordering nations. It is estimated that between August and December 2017, 625 000 refugees fled from Rakhine into Bangladesh. International response The previous UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, described the military crackdown against the Rohingya people as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" and claimed it may constitute genocide. British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed with the description of ethnic cleansing, and French President Emmanuel Macron described it as genocide. Many governments committed to monetary amounts for aid for the Rohingya, including the Japanese, Canadian, and Australian governments. Others, such as the Indonesian and Malaysian governments, have sent planes full of relief supplies to the Rohingya camps. In September 2018, the Canadian parliament unanimously voted to revoke the honorary Canadian citizenship from Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a response to the ongoing human rights violations against the Rohingya. Calls for transitional justice With the Rohingya crisis still ongoing, most calls for transitional justice and reconciliation in Myanmar are in regards to the previous military government. Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) believes that the rapid amount of change occurring in Myanmar provides opportunity for a positive shift in regards to rule of law and human rights. AJAR is also currently working with victims and developing initiatives in Myanmar to prevent mass torture and bring accountability for torture that took place in the past. Even before the dissolution of the military junta in 2011, there was discussion amongst activists about the use of transitional justice to usher in a smoother transition to democracy. A system of qualified amnesty was suggested as incentive for officials to agree to this process of transitional justice. One report concedes that although transitional justice may not be possible at this moment in time, "now is the time to start laying robust foundations by boosting data gathering and promoting popular awareness". In July 2018, Myanmar created a commission of inquiry to investigate the alleged