Rohingya genocide: International Court of Justice to rule on Thursday
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Taarifa
The International Court of Justice is due to deliver its ruling on Thursday in the case brought in 2017 against Myanmar, which is accused of violating the genocide convention regarding the Rohingya. The judgement will address state responsibility rather than individual guilt, as ASEAN countries meet from 15 to 17 November in the Philippines, according to Taarifa.
The International Court of Justice is due to deliver its ruling on the accusation of genocide against the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, on Thursday 19 November. The case dates back to 2017, when Myanmar was accused of violating the United Nations Genocide Convention. According to the media outlet Taarifa, the judgement will address state responsibility rather than individual guilt.
Army chief Min Aung Hlaing directed the operations that accompanied the massacres, rapes and arson targeting the Rohingya, and drove nearly 750,000 people into Bangladesh as refugees. In April, he was installed as president following elections.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is also awaiting this ruling, which could change its relations with Myanmar. Its summit, which opens on Sunday in the Philippines, is due to debate a policy excluding Myanmar from the summits since the 2021 coup.
A 25-year-old Rohingya activist based in Yangon, who asked to remain anonymous, says he is waiting for a judgement ‘for all that we have lived through’.
