; Whereas the Government of Burma has consistently denied access to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established to investigate human rights violations around the country; Whereas the Commander in Chief of the Burmese military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has made statements communicating his antipathy for the Rohingya people, including on March 27, 2017, where he reportedly said that [t]he Bengalis in Rakhine state are not Myanmar citizens and they are just people who come and stay in the country , and on September 2, 2017, where he reportedly said that the ongoing military operations against the Rohingya were aimed at unfinished business from World War II; Whereas a Human Rights Watch report entitled, All of My Body Was Pain : Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Women and Girls in Burma , documented the Burmese military’s widespread acts of sexual violence against women and girls since August 25, 2017; Whereas Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court includes murder, forced deportation, rape, and persecution among its definition of crimes against humanity ; Whereas, on September 11, 2017, in his opening statement for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 36th session, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein reiterated his concern about the pattern of gross violation of human rights of the Rohingya in Burma, calling the persecution a textbook case of ethnic cleansing ; Whereas, on October 23, 2017, the Department of State suspended travel waivers for Burmese military leaders, found that all Burmese military units and officers involved in operations in northern Rakhine State are ineligible for United States assistance programs, rescinded invitations for Burmese security leaders to travel to United States-sponsored programs, and pressed for access for the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar to hold responsible those who have committed violence against the Rohingya