Myanmar will face accusations that 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 violates the 1948 Genocide Convention. Myanmar, which has since been taken over by the military, has denied the allegations. The South Asian country launched the campaign in Rakhine state in 2017 after an attack by a Rohingya insurgent group.
