ICJ orders Myanmar to 'prevent' Rohingya genocide
The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take urgent steps to prevent the acts of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
The International Court of Justice has ordered Burma to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide in an embarrassing blow to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a unanimous judgment 17 judges at the ICJ ordered Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, to prevent harm to Rohingya, multitudes of whom were driven out in 2017 by the army.
They ordered the government to preserve evidence of alleged crimes and to report within four months.
“The Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” said the judgment, which was read aloud in the court this morning . “Myanmar must ensure that its military do not commit acts of genocide.”
The judgment does not represent a final verdict on the accusation of genocide
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The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take urgent steps to prevent the acts of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
The International Court of Justice has ordered Burma to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide in an embarrassing blow to the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
In a unanimous judgment 17 judges at the ICJ ordered Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, to prevent harm to Rohingya, multitudes of whom were driven out in 2017 by the army.
They ordered the government to preserve evidence of alleged crimes and to report within four months.
“The Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” said the judgment, which was read aloud in the court this morning . “Myanmar must ensure that its military do not commit acts of genocide.”
The judgment does not represent a final verdict on the accusation of genocide
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