But presiding Judge Joan Donoghue stated all states that had signed the 1948 Genocide Convention may and should act to forestall genocide, and the court
The United Nations' highest court has ruled that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead.
The United Nations’ highest court is ruling on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar’s rulers of genocide against the country’s mainly Muslim Rohingya minority.
THE HAGUE - The World Court on Friday (July 22) rejected Myanmar's objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority, paving the way for the case to be heard in full. Myanmar, now ruled by a military junta that seized power in 2021, had argued that Gambia, which brought the suit, had no standing to.