Multiple and very diverse procedures are undergoing to address the crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingyas. The proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are back in the spotlight but there is a knotty issue, say our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts in their latest podcast: who will represent the country before the ICJ after the military took power again last year? On another front, Rohingya refugees in the UK and the US are suing Facebook for disseminating and amplifying hate speech and failing to act despite warnings. In this class action they are demanding more than 150 billion dollars in compensation. And on top of the Myanmar case before the International Criminal Court, there is another criminal suit for war crimes opened in Argentina under the principals of universal jurisdiction. Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg have two guests to guide us throughout this multifaceted legal battlefield to go after Myanmar’s generals.
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On November 26, the Argentine judiciary decided to open an investigation into the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Since the Myanmar military’s coup on February 1, 2021, a new common front seems to be emerging to denounce the crimes of the junta. And this may benefit the Rohingya minority.