Two Australian lawyers acting on behalf of Rohingya refugees are pushing to have the International Criminal Court sit in Asia for the first time.
Two Australian lawyers acting on behalf of hundreds of Rohingya refugees are pushing to have the International Criminal Court sit in Asia for the first time.Myanmar Government and military officials in 2017Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya — a stateless, mostly Muslim minority group — fled to neighbouring Bangladesh during the unrest.
Lawyers acting on behalf of Rohingya refugees have now lodged a pre-trial motion asking the court to investigate the possibility of holding a trial outside of Europe. Ms Gibson said they were hoping the court would hold some or part of the hearings in Asia, possibly in Bangkok in Thailand, or even Bangladesh.
"And we think one of the most effective ways of doing that would be to look into whether the ICC can move its seat to somewhere closer to the victim communities."Postdoctoral research fellow at Sydney Law School Rosemary Grey said witnesses and victims faced a number of issues, including financial difficulty, lack of documentation and poor internet connections.
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