Top UN Court to Rule on Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case November 19
· World · The Hindu, Reuters
The International Court of Justice will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar's crackdown against its Rohingya minority constituted genocide. Judges at The Hague have spent seven years weighing accusations brought by The Gambia alleging Myanmar breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. Myanmar has consistently denied the allegations, arguing its security forces targeted a military uprising after insurgent attacks left 12 security personnel dead. The military crackdown and subsequent violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, creating the world's largest refugee settlement. Legal experts are watching the decision closely for clues on how the court might handle a separate genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel over its campaign in Gaza.
Why it matters
A ruling that Myanmar committed genocide would heap international pressure on its military junta and serve as a crucial accountability milestone for hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.
Read the original report — The Hindu
Join us on Telegram
Breaking news the moment it lands. At 10,000 members we ship the Android app.