Tens of thousands of structures, mostly Rohingya homes, were torched, it said.
The analysis is based on satellite images that show burnings of the Rohingya villages occurred after Myanmar officials said ‘clearance operations’ had ceased. At least 66 of the villages have been burned since Sept 5, the date where the operations reportedly ended.
The images show several areas where Rohingya villages were destroyed while nearby ethnic Rakhine villages were intact.
The Myanmar army destroyed hundreds of Rohingya villages while committing killings, rapes, and other crimes against humanity that forced Rohingya to flee for their lives, he said.
The HRW monitoring and analysis covered 866 villages in Rakhine state’s Maungdaw, Rthedaung and Buthidaung. Settlements in Maungdaw were the worst hit.
Most of the villages were 90 to 100 percent destroyed by the fires, the HRW said.
The Myanmar government claims ARSA insurgents and local Rohingyas set the fires before fleeing.
“The shocking images of destruction in Burma and burgeoning refugee camps in Bangladesh are two sides of the same coin of human misery being inflicted on the Rohingya,” Robertson said.
“Concerned governments need to urgently press for an end to abuses against the Rohingya and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches everyone in need.”
Over half a million Rohingyas have fled across the border to Bangladesh since the start of a military crackdown in Rakhine state on Aug 25.