up by the Burmese army and the Home Affairs Ministry are widely perceived by the international community to lack independence and impartiality. The December 2016 commission established by Burma’s President Htin Kyaw to investigate the October 2016 attacks dismissed claims of misconduct by security forces due to insufficient evidence. A Burmese army internal inquiry completed in November 2017 claimed there had been no abuses committed by the military. The 2012 commission government established to investigate violence in Rakhine State that year never held anyone accountable. (13) In a public address on October 12, 2017, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi laid out 3 goals for the Rakhine State: (A) Repatriation of those who have crossed over to Bangladesh and effective provision of humanitarian assistance. (B) Resettlement of displaced populations. (C) Economic development and durable peace. (14) According to the Médecins Sans Frontières estimates, at least 6,700 Rohingya have been killed, including 730 children, and that at least 2,700 others died from disease and malnutrition and over an estimated 680,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since August 2017, fearing loss of livelihood and shelter and disproportionate use of force by the military of Burma. (15) On October 23, 2017, the Department of State said, We express our gravest concern with recent events in Rakhine State and the violent, traumatic abuses Rohingya and other communities have endured. It is imperative that any individuals or entities responsible for atrocities, including non-state actors and vigilantes, be held accountable. . (16) At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on October 24, 2017, the Department of State indicated that refugees continue to cross into Bangladesh, and we continue to receive credible reports of sporadic violence in northern Rakhine State . (17) Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported and documented a campaign of violence perpetuated by the security forces of Burma that may amount to crimes against