At a press conference in Geneva, a UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson said the Rohinghya minority had been victims of "Mass gang-rapes, killings – including of babies and young children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations."

The report is based on harrowing accounts from over 200 people among an estimated 66,000 Rohingya who have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh since October, when Myanmar's military began a crackdown following attacks on border posts.

The UN said the vast majority witnessed killings and half of the women interviewed said they had been victims of sexual violence.