Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar against genocide accusation at UN court

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Buddhist-majority Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya in a 2017 crackdown by the country's military.

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"Myanmar's leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will head a delegation to the United Nations' top court to argue against a case accusing the mainly Buddhist country of genocide against the Rohingya, the government said. More than 730,000 Rohingya, most of them Muslims, fled to neighbouring Bangladesh following a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar's military, which UN investigators said was carried out with "genocidal intent". More: Rohingya crisis through the eyes of Al Jazeera's journalists Lawsuit: Aung San Suu Kyi 'committed crimes' against Rohingya Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at UN court The Buddhist-majority country has repeatedly justified the crackdown on the Rohingya as necessary to stamp out fighters. It also insists its own committees are adequate to investigate allegations of abuse..."

Source/publisher: 

"Al Jazeera" (Qatar)

Date of Publication: 

2019-11-21

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2019-11-21

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  • Individual Documents

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Myanmar

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English

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text

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