US EditionHearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya opens at top UN court
The Gambia accuses Myanmar of genocide against 750,000 Rohingya, with hearings at the ICJ set to last three weeks and evidence of killings, rape, and arson presented.
- On Monday, the International Court of Justice in The Hague began three-week merits hearings at 10.00am, scheduled to wrap up on January 30.
- The Gambia filed its suit in 2019 alleging breaches of the 1948 Genocide Convention after a 2017 military offensive forced at least 730,000 Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh amid alleged atrocities.
- Today 1.17 million Rohingya live in cramped camps across 8,000 acres in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and for the first time Rohingya victims will be heard in closed court sessions.
- Nicholas Koumjian warned the case could set critical legal precedents, affecting how genocide is defined, proven and remedied, with repercussions for South Africa's ICJ case against Israel and political pressure on Myanmar.
- Myanmar rejects the genocide accusations, calling its 2017 campaign a counter‑terrorism response, while since the 2021 coup it faces domestic turmoil and ICC probes of military chief Min Aung Hlaing.
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Myanmar faces Rohingya genocide case: What to know
The International Court of Justice in The Hague began hearings on Monday in a landmark case accusing Myanmar of genocide against the country's ethnic minority Rohingya, more than six years after the case was filed. The Gambia filed the case with the United Nations court in November 2019, accusing the Southeast Asian nation of breaking the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. Myanmar is accused of launching a sweeping campaign of arson, rape and murder a…
At the International Court of Justice in The Hague, a trial has begun against Myanmar for genocide.
In 2017, the military in Myanmar launched a major attack against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Reports of numerous war crimes go through the world. Now a trial against Myanmar begins in The Hague. A conviction could also provide clarity in the genocide lawsuit against Israel.
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Legal experts follow the process closely, as it could offer clues as to how the ICJ, the main judicial organ of the UN, will address similar accusations against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
Myanmar is indicted for genocide of the Rohingya before the highest UN court. The verdict could also have an impact on the genocide lawsuit against Israel.
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