Amnesty: 'Crimes against humanity'

"The Myanmar military has targeted Rohingya civilians in a callous and systematic campaign of violence," said Rafendi Djamin, Amnesty International's Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific in a statement.

"Men, women, children, whole families and entire villages have been attacked and abused, as a form of collective punishment," Djamin added.

Amnesty International compiled their report based on analysis of satellite imagery, photos, and videos as well as extensive interviews with Rohingyas in both Myanmar and Bangladesh.

They live in ghetto-like enclaves, from which they aren't allowed to leave. They are refused Myanmar citizenship and are not recognized as a legitimate ethnic group.

"The repeated dismissal of the claims of serious human rights violations as fabrications, coupled with the failure to allow our independent monitors access to the worst affected areas in northern Rakhine, is highly insulting to the victims and an abdication of the Government's obligations under international human rights law," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.

Myanmar: 'We are the victims of fake news'

In a written statement to CNN, Myanmar government spokeswoman Aye Aye Soe accused Amnesty International of making Myanmar the "victim of fake news" and a "disinformation campaign."

"It is most sad and unfortunate that organization like the Amnesty International has also based their report on unsubstantiated allegations, made up photos and made up captions that were floating in the mass media and had come to their own conclusions," Aye Aye Soe, told CNN in a written statement.

"Stoking up international uproars, inciting extremism, hatred and armed attacks would definitely not solve the problems in Rakhine," she added.

Aye Aye Soe asserted that the eight-month old government in Myanmar was taking initiatives to tackle the Rakhine issue, including the citizenship verification process for Rohingya.

She accused Amnesty International of ignoring these developments, and said that time was needed for change to happen.

"Political space and time must be given to let its initiatives run their courses instead of ganging up to stoke the fire to add more complexities to the issue," said Aye Aye Soe.

In a statement issued Friday, Amnesty International said that the Myanmar government had completely ignored the specific allegations detailed in their new report.

"Instead of accusing Amnesty International of inciting extremism, hatred and armed attacks, the government should respond to these specific allegations and ensure that an independent, thorough and effective investigation is launched immediately," said the statement.