Faced with evidence of crimes against humanity, we can’t rely on the glacial pace of international law to provide justice It’s a scene that’s been Read More
Feb 26, 2021
International court of justice
Jan 31, 2021
Just £12,000 of £40m fund for displaced Chagos islanders has been spent
MP representing most of UK’s Chagossians says failure to use compensation money to help those facing hardship is outrageousLess than £12,000 of a £40m Read More
Jan 31, 2021
Just £12,000 of £40m fund for displaced Chagos islanders has been spent
MP representing most of UK’s Chagossians says failure to use compensation money to help those facing hardship is outrageousLess than £12,000 of a £40m Read More
Nov 23, 2020
Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya not over, says rights group
Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Read More
Nov 23, 2020
Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya not over, says rights group
Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Read More
Sep 08, 2020
Myanmar soldiers tell of Rohingya killings, rapes and mass burials
Reported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, Read More
Jan 24, 2020
The persecuted Rohingya now have legal protection, but will it amount to anything? | Francis Wade
The ICJ ruling on Myanmar is a rare bright point in a woeful international response. Unfortunately its powers are limitedOn Thursday the internet in Read More
Jan 24, 2020
The persecuted Rohingya now have legal protection, but will it amount to anything? | Francis Wade
The ICJ ruling on Myanmar is a rare bright point in a woeful international response. Unfortunately its powers are limitedOn Thursday the internet in Read More
Jan 23, 2020
UN’s top court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide
Momentous pronouncement at Hague rejects Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence of her country’s militaryMyanmar has been ordered by the United Nations’ highest Read More
Dec 12, 2019
The Guardian view on Myanmar and genocide: humanity on trial | Editorial
Criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence of her country must not overshadow the issue at the heart of the case at the international court of justice: Read More
Dec 12, 2019
Aung San Suu Kyi pleas with court to dismiss genocide claims
Leader says a report from an internal inquiry into Myanmar soldiers was due soonIn a defiant closing address to the UN’s highest tribunal, Aung San Read More
Dec 11, 2019
Factchecking Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims over genocide allegations
Myanmar leader tells court in The Hague that civilian deaths were not genocide but part of a civil warShe might have been saving her best defence for Read More