ICJ opens Myanmar genocide hearing, Suu Kyi in attendance
The International Court of Justice, operating from the Hague in Netherlands, commenced trial today regarding the Myanmar government's alleged genocide of the Rohingya minority. Gambia brought the case to the ICJ on behalf of other Muslim countries, claiming that 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi's government had exacerbated racial violence instead of easing tensions in her decades long reign of power in the country.
rohingya myanmar genocide gambia international-court-of-justice suu-kyi nobel-peace-prize hague
TheGuardianRelated Articles
Myanmar government's inquiry finds no evidence of rape, methods criticized
The United Nations has condemned the recent publication of a report by Myanmar's government-backed commission investigating incidences of rape and gang rape perpetrated by Myanmar's security forces upon the country's Rohingya minority. The report claimed to find no evidence of rape reported by any victims, but the inquiry's methods have been criticized as deeply flawed by the UN and human rights activists.
security government rohingya myanmar rape united-nations human-rights gang minority activist forces method
TheGuardian
Rohingya genocide hearing, Suu Kyi denies allegations
Rohingya genocide hearing, Suu Kyi denies allegations
At the International Court of Justice's Hague hearing regarding the alleged genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar establishment against the Rohingya minority, Aung San Suu Kyi defended the country's military establishment and denied Gambia's allegations of genocide. Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for her decades long struggle against Myanmar's dictatorial rule.
rohingya myanmar genocide military international-court-of-justice suu-kyi nobel-peace-prize hague icj minority
AlJazeera