UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya
ABC News••general
Key Points:
- Myanmar is set to face genocide accusations at the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its 2017 military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority, initiated by a case filed by Gambia in 2019.
- The military's "clearance operation" in Rakhine state led to mass atrocities including killings, rapes, and the displacement of over 700,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh, with around 1.2 million now living in overcrowded camps facing severe hardships.
- Myanmar denies the genocide allegations, with former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, initially representing the country at the ICJ, rejecting claims of genocide as a response to insurgent attacks; she is currently imprisoned following a
