UN Court Orders Myanmar to Prevent Rohingya Genocide

The United Nations’ top court on 23 January 2019, ordered Myanmar to take all measures in its power to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, delivering a sweeping legal victory for the Muslim minority.

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  • The ruling came despite appeals by Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the International Court of Justice to drop the case amid her denials of genocide by the armed forces that once held the former pro-democracy champion under house arrest for 15 years.
  • In a unanimous decision, the 17-judge panel added that its order for so-called provisional measures intended to protect ....

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