‘World court ruling brings hope to persecuted Rohingya’

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Riyaz ul Khali
01.02.2020
In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Muang Zarni says, reconciliation impossible till Myanmar is held accountable 

In a landmark judgment, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Jan. 23 ordered Myanmar to take all necessary measures to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide.

In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Myanmarese author and human rights activist Maung Zarni, 57, known for supporting Rohingya, explains the significance of the judgment and the road ahead.

ICJ Provisional Measures: Court Ruiling

UN Rohingya Genocide Case Court Ruling Set for Next Week

THE I DIPLOMAT

By Mike Corder 

January 17, 2020


The United Nations’ top court announced Wednesday that it will issue a decision next week on a request to order Myanmar to halt what has been cast as a genocidal campaign against the southeast Asian country’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

The West African nation of Gambia, on behalf of a large organization of Islamic nations, asked the International Court of Justice last month to take “all measures within its power to prevent all acts that amount to or contribute to the crime of genocide.”