The Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman and her colleague Shirin Ebadi have called for the International Criminal Court to refer those responsible for genocide against Myanmar's Rohingya

minority to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to prepare for the referral by establishing clear and impartial mechanisms to document, collect and analyze evidence for criminal prosecution.

The report, written by Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi, was published on CNN's Web site, commenting on the report of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Mission in Myanmar (UNAMI) on Tuesday to the Human Rights Council.

Karman and Ebadi said that the mission's comprehensive report defines human rights violations and abuses committed in the states of Kachin, Rakhine and Shan as "shocking to their horrific nature and pervasive presence" and calls for the investigation and prosecution of senior military officials for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

"This report explains what we heard and saw directly from the Rohingya women when we traveled to the refugee camps of Kutapalong and Thiankale in Bangladesh in February this year: they have suffered from murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture and rape," Karman and Ebadi said. And other forms of sexual violence; persecution and enslavement.

More specifically, the report highlights the role of Chief of Staff Aung Hlaing, and makes it clear that these systematic crimes follow a clear chain of command from the highest military level in Myanmar.

Karman and Ebadi stressed that the most pressing question facing the international community now is how to respond to the United Nations call for clarity and justice.

Karman and Ebadi stressed that the international community should now play its role and refer the Myanmar authorities to the ICC as the only legal mechanism for prosecuting such crimes, designed for that particular purpose.

Karman and Ebadi stressed that impunity anywhere in the world feeds and encourages brutal dictatorships and perpetrators of crimes against humanity.

Karman and Ebadi said: The international failure to prevent and respond to genocide has deep and lasting implications for the world peace and security. The importance of accountability for crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity - including sexual violence - extends beyond the borders of the concerned countries.

Karman and Ebadi stressed their belief that justice and accountability are one of the strongest deterrents to potential criminals and future atrocities.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureates said that only an objective and credible process and real steps to prosecute and hold accountable for crimes, will put an end to the cycle of excessive government violence against its people, especially ethnic and religious minorities, and will create conditions of stability, inclusiveness and peace. Myanmar can be so.