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Gambia says child deaths linked to cough syrup have risen to 70
Oct 15, 2022 08:30Gambia says the number of children who died of acute kidney damage thought to be linked to Indian-made cough syrups has increased to 70.
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India investigates cough syrups after child deaths in Gambia
Oct 07, 2022 10:41Indian authorities have launched investigation into cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organization blamed them for the deaths of 66 children in the West Africa country of Gambia.
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Gambia urges UN top court to reject Myanmar’s bid to end Rohingya genocide case
Feb 24, 2022 14:19Lawyers from Gambia have urged the United Nations’ top court to reject Myanmar’s legal attempt to end a case of genocide by the Southeast Asian country against Rohingya Muslims, after the Buddhist nation tried to get the case dismissed.
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Myanmar pays rising price for Rohingya crisis
Mar 04, 2020 14:24Recently, the government of Myanmar started paying a real price for its failure to provide meaningful accountability for its security forces’ widespread and systematic violence against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority in Northern Rakhine State in late 2017.
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ICJ to rule on emergency measures on Myanmar over 'genocide'
Jan 15, 2020 10:27The Gambia says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its decision next week on a request to impose emergency measures on Myanmar over genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
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What is genocide?
Dec 15, 2019 20:52What constitutes 'genocide'? And what persons or groups can be considered victims of it? Recently Gambia has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Myanmar with committing genocide against its Rohingya minority.
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Lawyers slam Suu Kyi's defense of Myanmar genocide against Rohingya
Dec 12, 2019 17:25Lawyers seeking to halt an ongoing genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have strongly denounced Aung San Suu Kyi’s defense of her country’s armed forces, saying the fallen pro-democracy icon chose to ignore “unspeakable” acts committed against civilians.
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Myanmar court begins trial of 95 Rohingya Muslims
Dec 11, 2019 15:59A court in Myanmar has begun the trial of about 100 Rohingya Muslims arrested for attempting to flee persecution, the defendants’ lawyers say.
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World Court launches genocide hearings against Myanmar
Dec 10, 2019 15:02The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched genocide hearings against Myanmar, as the first major legal attempt to bring the country to justice over horrific atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims.
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Gambia’s gallant goal to redress plight of Rohingya Muslims
Nov 22, 2019 17:44“Gambia deserves praise for filing an official complaint against Myanmar with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for violations of the United Nations’ 1948 Genocide Convention linked to abuses against its Muslim Rohingya minority.” This was part of an article written by staff writers of Keyhan International under the heading: “Gambia’s gallant goal to redress plight of Rohingya Muslims”.