In the letter, they added that the impact of the case was already starting to be felt, as the court agreed with Gambia that the Rohingya were victims of genocide. There is preliminary evidence of that and the court felt that it was necessary for Myanmar to take steps to protect the Rohingya in Rakhine. For that reason, joining The Gambia is now the best way to ensure accountability and justice, stated the letter. In August 2017, the Myanmar army intensified pre-planned and structured violence against the Rohingya in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The Gambia filed a lawsuit in the ICJ on November 2019, calling the atrocity a "genocide."

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2020 06:45 UTC