"She is among the survivors of the Myanmar military's brutal crackdowns on the country's Rohingya minority, many of whom hope to move a step closer to long-awaited justice on Monday, when a landmark genocide case opens at the UN's top court, the international court of justice (ICJ). The case, which was filed by the Gambia, centres on military operations in 2016 and 2017 that forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh."
"The Gambia will present its first arguments from Monday until Thursday. It has accused Myanmar's military of systematic clearance operations against the Rohingya, and of committing mass murder, rape and torching villages, with the intent to destroy the Rohingya as a group in whole or in part. Myanmar has denied the allegation of genocide and will present its arguments from 16-20 January."
Survivors of Myanmar military crackdowns allege mass murder, rape, torching of villages and other atrocities that forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh in 2016–2017. The Gambia filed a genocide case at the International Court of Justice accusing Myanmar of systematic clearance operations intended to destroy the Rohingya as a group in whole or in part. Proceedings at The Hague include survivor testimony and will run through 29 January, with the Gambia presenting arguments first and Myanmar denying genocide and set to respond later in January. The case is likely to set a precedent for future international genocide allegations.
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