Free Rohingya Coalition expresses gratitude to Maldives

THE Edition
Mariyam Malsa
27 February 2020,

Free Rohingya Coalition (FRC) expressed gratitude to Maldives over the government's decision to file a written declaration of intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in support of the persecuted Rohingya people.

Highlighting that the genocide against the Rohingya effectively began in 1978, Ro Nay san Lwin, a founder of FRC stated, "Your action today speaks louder than the countless statements about us which are issued. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts".

Maldives gets top lawyer to fight for Rohingya at UN court

Bangkok Post
2020.02.26

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will represent the Maldives at the UN's highest court in the Rohingya case.

COLOMBO: The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the UN's highest court in seeking justice for Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims.

The Maldivian government said Wednesday it will formally join the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia in challenging Myanmar's 2017 military crackdown that sent around 740,000 Rohingya fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh.

Maldives hires Amal Clooney to represent Rohingya at UN

Aljazeera
2020.02.26


British-Lebanese lawyer said she is delighted to represent the Rohingya before the International Court of Justice.

The UN has described the Rohingya as the world's most persecuted people [Ann Wang/Reuters] 

The Maldives has hired the services of prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent the persecuted Rohingya at the United Nations court.

"I am delighted to have been asked to represent the Maldives before the International Court of Justice. Accountability for genocide in Myanmar is long overdue and I look forward to working on this important effort to seek judicial remedies for Rohingya survivors," the British-Lebanese lawyer said.

Maldives hires Amal Clooney to represent Rohingya at UN

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Riyaz ul Khaliq 

ANKARA

26.02.2020 

Archipelago nation to intervene in Gambian case against Myanmar at International Court of Justice 

Maldives has hired the services of prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent the persecuted Rohingya at the UN court.

“I am delighted to have been asked to represent the Maldives before the International Court of Justice. Accountability for genocide in Myanmar is long overdue and I look forward to working on this important effort to seek judicial remedies for Rohingya survivors,” the British-Lebanese lawyer said.