Rohingyas: Hope At Last

INDIA LEGAL
By Prakash Bhandari in Dhaka
December 1, 2019

Rohingya refugees collect water at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh/Photo: UNI

The International Court of Justice’s nod to its prosecutors to start a probe into the persecution of the community is a rare case of a country suing another over an issue to which it is not a party.

For the Rohingyas, the largely Muslim community living as stateless people in Myanmar for centuries and who have been facing rights abuses in their country of birth, there is hope yet. With the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest UN court and the International Criminal Court (ICC) approving a full investigation into Myanmar’s alleged crimes committed by the Myanmar military, the persecuted community now feels justice may not be long in coming.

Cate Blanchett lends star power to plight of world's 'invisible' people

The ှSydney Morning Herald
By Emma Batha
October 7, 2019

 London: Film star Cate Blanchett will back a global campaign on Monday to end the plight of an estimated 10 million people with no nationality amid warnings rising xenophobia is stymieing efforts to meet a 2024 deadline for eradicating statelessness.

The double Oscar-winner will speak at a major meeting in Geneva aimed at persuading governments to dramatically escalate progress in the campaign called #Ibelong.

Not recognised as nationals of any country, stateless people are often deprived of basic rights like education and healthcare, and risk exploitation and detention.