Analytical Reports

On an exceptional basis, the Mechanism has publicly released reports that it prepared for judicial and prosecutorial authorities. The vast majority of the material the Mechanism has collected and analyzed must remain confidential. The reports, including several annexes, have been redacted to preserve future investigative opportunities, avoid disclosing information that could assist perpetrators’ efforts to destroy or conceal evidence, and protect the safety and privacy of witnesses, sources and other persons.

The following analytical reports were published on 27 March 2024. Read the full statement.

Anti-Rohingya hate speech on Facebook: Content and network analysis

This report provides an analysis of content posted on 43 Facebook Pages between July and December 2017, which were removed by Facebook in 2018. The Mechanism’s analysis found that these seemingly unrelated Pages, some of which were devoted to celebrity news and popular culture, were part of a network with clear ties to the Myanmar military. The report identifies more than 10,000 posts on these Pages that the Mechanism considered hate speech. It concludes that at the very time of mass violence against the Rohingya, the Myanmar military was carrying out a coordinated hate speech campaign against the group.

Efforts to investigate and punish sexual and gender-based crimes committed against Rohingya: Evidence analysis

This report analyzes how Myanmar state authorities responded to multiple allegations of sexual and gender-based crimes against the Rohingya during the 2016 and 2017 clearance operations. It summarizes a variety of publicly available material about sexual and gender-based crimes committed against the Rohingya at this time, including information published by the media, NGOs and various UN bodies, as well as discussions in the UN Security Council and findings of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber and demonstrates that Myanmar state authorities would have been aware of these very serious allegations. It then examines the response of Myanmar state authorities, including several investigations and inquiries, and explains why these were grossly inadequate. The report notes that there is no evidence that any soldier or police officer was charged or prosecuted for sexual and gender-based crimes, nor any commander dismissed, demoted or sanctioned for failing to stop or punish those committing these crimes.