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Is ICJ genocide case legitimising junta?
Oped, Parvej Siddique Bhuiyan, Published on 23/02/2022
» Following the military-led "clearance operation" that forced 750,000 Rohingya to flee neighbouring Bangladesh, the West African nation of Gambia brought a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in November 2019 accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Armenia's latest exodus: Not a genocide
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/10/2023
» It is a tragedy, but it is not a genocide. In a single week, almost all of the 120,000 Armenians who lived in the enclave in western Azerbaijan called Nagorno-Karabakh have fled across the border into Armenia. Most say they don't expect ever to go home again.
World Court opens Gaza genocide hearing
Published on 11/01/2024
» THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday opened hearings in a case in which South Africa is demanding an emergency suspension of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, where it says Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.
Thai artist explores memories of genocide
Life, Published on 30/04/2024
» Photographs of flowers from the borderland area are representation of fragmented memories from war. Marisa Srijanpleang's first solo exhibition, "Blooms With The Wind Blows", presents her story through photographs of flowers from the Thai-Cambodian border area. She sought out these flowers, which grow along the refugee route, while also seeking out stories of people affected by the Cambodian genocide, including her own family.
UN: Rohingya atrocities 'bear hallmarks of genocide'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» GENEVA: A top UN rights expert claimed Monday that the crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority bears "the hallmarks of genocide" and insisted the government should be held accountable.
Suu Kyi gears up for genocide hearing
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/12/2019
» There has been strong reaction in Myanmar to Aung San Suu Kyi's decision to appear at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend the country against charges of genocide. While Western diplomats have tried to persuade the civilian leader that she was embarking on a high-risk strategy, and should reconsider. Attitudes amongst the intellectuals, politicians, MPs and civil society range from animated support to more measured approaches.
Loyalists rally for Suu Kyi genocide trial
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2019
» YANGON: As Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to travel to the Netherlands to fight charges of genocide against her country at the International Court of Justice, her supporters have embarked on an impassioned publicity campaign.
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Two top leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime were found guilty of genocide on Friday, in a landmark ruling almost 40 years after the fall of a brutal regime that presided over the deaths of a quarter of the population.
World Court orders Israel to ‘prevent genocide’
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2024
» THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.
Rohingya genocide claims ‘unsubstantiated’, Myanmar tells court
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - Myanmar on Friday dismissed as “unsubstantiated” allegations that it committed genocide against its Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice that its brutal crackdown was a “counter-terrorism operation”.