DHAKA — Three Nobel Peace laureates on Wednesday accused Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the nation’s military of genocide for their role in violence that has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. The laureates, who are on a weeklong trip to Bangladesh to visit the sprawling refugee camps where the Rohingya are living, said at a news conference in Dhaka that their fellow Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi cannot avoid responsibility. One of the laureates, Yemen’s Tawakkol Karman, urged Suu Kyi to “wake up” or “face prosecution.” Her two colleagues — Northern Ireland’s Mairead Maguire and Iran’s Shirin Ebadi — promised to work to bring those responsible to justice. All of them were emotionally charged as they unanimously called the violence against Rohingya “genocide.” “There is no other definition, it is genocide, genocide against innocent people” Karman said. “Millions of people (have) been displaced from their cities, women (have) been raped, all the women, we met like 100 women, all of them (have) been raped.” She said they were overwhelmed as they talked to the children. “Most of the children we met ... fled to Bangladesh without their families. Their fathers, their mothers (have) been killed, been murdered,” Karman said. Karman said that as Myanmar’s leader, Suu Kyi should not be silent. “She did not tell the truth to the world. She should stop her silence, she should wake up and stop this genocide,” she said. She urged Suu Kyi to resign, saying otherwise she will “face prosecution.” Maguire said they were looking for legal options to ensure justice. “We plan to take Myanmar’s government to the international court of justice,” she said. Meanwhile, hundreds of Rohingya living in no man’s land have left their makeshift camp and crossed into Bangladesh after soldiers from Myanmar used loud hailers to threaten them, community leaders said on Wednesday. Around 6,000 Rohingya have been living on a thin stretch of land between the two countries since fleeing Myanmar in the wake of a brutal military crackdown on the Muslim minority in late August. They were among the first to flee Myanmar when the violence erupted last year and set up makeshift shelters in no man’s land in the weeks before Bangladesh agreed to let the Rohingya into the country. In recent weeks they have come under pressure from soldiers who have stepped up patrols along the barbed wire border fence just yards (meters) away from the camp and broadcast messages using loud hailers ordering the Rohingya to leave. Community leader Dil Mohammad said the messages had spread panic through the camp. “We can’t now sleep peacefully. Most of the Rohingya in the camps now want to flee and take shelter in Bangladesh,” Mohammad said. “Around 150 families have already left the camp for Bangladesh as they were afraid they might be forcefully sent back to Rakhine,” he said, referring to the area of Myanmar where the Rohingya used to live. One Border Guard Bangladesh official said the Myanmar soldiers were playing the announcement at least 10 to 15 times a day. In it, they urge the Rohingya to leave, saying the land they are on is under their jurisdiction and threatening them with prosecution if they remain. Last week Bangladesh and Myanmar officials visited the camp and urged the refugees to return to Rakhine. — Agencies