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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya

World Court Rohingya - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Myanmar will face accusations Monday it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings are set to begin.

The West African country of Gambia first filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called “clearance operation” by Myanmar’s military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention.

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