The court last month began hearing a case brought by the African nation of Gambia, accusing Myanmar of violating the international convention against genocide. Advertisement“It’s a great victory for the Rohingya,” said Tun Khin, president of the British-based Burmese Rohingya Organization, who sat in the court’s wood-paneled Great Hall of Justice as the decision was released. Myanmar has long denied committing atrocities and said it was responding to attacks against security forces by a Rohingya insurgent group. Over several decades, a military junta and then Suu Kyi’s government systematically stripped the Rohingya of citizenship and basic rights. “[The court] has risen to the occasion to protect human rights and, I believe, to deter further atrocities against the Rohingya ….

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 13:06 UTC