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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Myanmar military of committing "crimes against humanity" in their crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.

The Rights group made this accusation on Tuesday in a report where they also stated that the Myanmar military has been involved in serious violations which include rape, murder and forced deportation of the Rohingya.

"The Burmese [Myanmar] military is brutally expelling the Rohingya from northern Rakhine State," James Ross, legal and policy director at Human Rights Watch, told Reuters news agency. 

"The massacres of villagers and mass arson driving people from their homes are all crimes against humanity," he said. 

In the past, HRW has also accused Buddhist monks in the area, as well as Myanmar security forces of "crimes against humanity". 

"Attaching a legal label to the ghastly crimes ... may seem inconsequential," Ross said.

"But global recognition that crimes against humanity are taking place should stir the UN and concerned governments to action." 

Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay has however rejected these claims by Human Rights Watch. 

Htay stated that no other Myanmar government has been as committed to promoting rights as the current one.

"Accusations without any strong evidence are dangerous. It makes it difficult for the government to handle things," he told Reuters news agencies. H