The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take steps within its power to prevent serious harm to Rohingya, and report back within four months.
The UN's top court told Myanmar on Thursday to take urgent steps to prevent the alleged genocide of the Buddhist nation's minority Rohingya Muslims.
An exhausted Rohingya helps an elderly family member in 2017 as they arrive at refugee camp after crossing from Myanmar to Bangladesh.Presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said Myanmar must"take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts" described by the convention. Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to The Hague in December to personally defend her country against allegations of widespread rape, arson and mass killings.
They said Myanmar's internal judiciary was incapable of assuring accountability and simply enabled the perpetrators to"continue to carry out such violent acts with impunity".The military dodged questions in the capital Naypyidaw on Thursday morning, with a spokesman telling reporters it would simply"follow the instructions of the government".
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