“This decision marks an important step in the fight for justice and accountability in Myanmar,” Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southeast Asia, said in a statement following the ICC’s approval of the probe on Thursday. “It sends a strong message to the orchestrators of atrocities against Rohingya that their days of impunity are numbered,” he added. Gambia on Nov 11 also accused Myanmar of genocide in proceedings initiated at the International Court of Justice while Rohingya activists filed a lawsuit in Argentinean Courts a few days ago, Bequelin noted. The Amnesty International and others documented murder, rape, torture, forced starvation, the targeted burning of Rohingya villages and the use of landmines. A UN Fact-Finding Mission has called for senior officials to be investigated and prosecuted for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.

Source: bd News24 November 14, 2019 19:52 UTC