US EditionAt top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide
The Gambia accuses Myanmar of genocide and seeks restitution for Rohingya victims amid ongoing ICJ hearings with testimony from refugees and evidence of widespread atrocities.
- Myanmar dismissed allegations that it committed genocide against the Rohingya minority, claiming its brutal crackdown was a 'counter-terrorism operation.'
- Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled violence by the Myanmar army and Buddhist militias to Bangladesh, where 1.17 million now live in dilapidated camps.
- The Gambia argued that 'a genocidal intent permeated and informed Myanmar's myriad of state-led actions against the Rohingya,' accusing security forces of mass rapes, killings and burning homes.
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Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ can shape standards on evidence and accountability
The Genocide Convention enables any state party to bring a case against another, even if it doesn’t have any direct link to the conflict in question — exactly how Gambia could bring Myanmar to the ICJ
Myanmar begins defense in ICJ genocide case, rejects all accusations
Myanmar on Friday began its defense before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the landmark genocide case brought by the Gambia, rejecting all allegations of genocide against the Muslim Rohingya minority. Myanmar’s agent Ko Ko Hlaing emphasized Myanmar’s recognition of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide but said the country did not breach any of its obligations under international law. He stated…
Myanmar has begun its genocide trial at the International Court of Justice, asserting that its military operations were counter-terrorism, while Gambia maintains that it was a state policy to "eradicate the existence" of the Rohingya.
Myanmar tells World Court Gambia has not proven Rohingya genocide case
Myanmar told the United Nations' top court on Friday that Gambia had not proven its accusation that the Myanmar government had committed genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya, part of a hearing on the landmark case.
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