28 years ago today, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, she is defending her country against accusations of genocide
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to"stop the genocide" of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country's defence at the UN's top court on Tuesday.
"Tell Myanmar to stop these senseless killings, to stop these acts of barbarity that continue to shock our collective conscience, to stop this genocide of its own people," Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou told the judges. "Every day of inaction means more people are being killed, more women are being raped and more children are being burned alive. For what crime? Only that they were born different."
In Myanmar, flag-waving supporters joined rallies in support of Suu Kyi in several cities across the country on Tuesday, with some 2,000 people marching through Yangon and tens of thousands more in Mandalay. High School students hold images of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in Mandalay, Myanmar, 10 December 2019.Rally organisers in Yangon told AFP they have permission from the city's authorities to live stream Wednesday's ICJ hearing on a big screen outside the City Hall.
"Today is the start for our right to justice," said Mohammed Harun, 49, who travelled from London for the hearings."It's international justice day for Rohingya," he told AFP.
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