ICJ Sets Ruling Date in Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case
The ruling is scheduled for 10 a.m. local time in The Hague, Netherlands. The proceedings stem from a lawsuit filed by Gambia in 2019, with 11 countries subsequently intervening in the case.
The legal action accuses Myanmar of failing to meet its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide during military operations targeting the Rohingya population.
Rohingya community members welcomed Gambia's decision to take the matter to the UN's highest judicial body, describing it as a "historic achievement."
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority who have endured decades of discrimination and forced displacement in Myanmar.
The crisis escalated in August 2017, when a military crackdown in Rakhine State drove more than 700,000 Rohingya across the border into neighboring Bangladesh, where most sought refuge.
The United Nations has identified the Rohingya as the world's most persecuted minority. Separately, a report by the Ontario International Development Agency estimated that thousands of people were killed by Myanmar's security forces.
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