World Court Myanmar genocide case clouded by representation dispute


  • World
  • Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO: People take pictures as cars arrive at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top United Nations court, during court hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, in The Hague, Netherlands December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The World Court started to hear preliminary arguments on Monday in a case brought against Myanmar demanding that it halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, with representatives of the junta appearing for Myanmar.

Presiding Judge Joan Donoghue briefly addressed the debate over who has the right to represent the Southeast Asian country at the U.N. court after the military took power a year ago.

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