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About 100,000 Rohyngyas refugees to move to flood-prone island in Bangladesh
Jan 17, 2020 09:02Bangladesh has controversial plans to forcefully accommodate 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees on a flood-prone island, while more than 750,000 people are currently living in irregular, unsanitary, and crowded camps.
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ICJ to rule on emergency measures on Myanmar over 'genocide'
Jan 15, 2020 06:57The 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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Rohingya people, kids stand trial for ‘illegal travel’ while fleeing persecution
Dec 20, 2019 09:48Myanmar authorities have taken to court a group of Rohinyga Muslims, including children, on allegations of illegally travelling without proper documents, as they were trying to flee persecution in the remote western Rakhine State.
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What is genocide?
Dec 15, 2019 17:22What 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 13:55Lawyers 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 12:29A 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 11:32The 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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Activists urge intl. boycott of Myanmar on eve of trial over Rohingya genocide
Dec 09, 2019 10:41Human rights campaigners worldwide have called for an international boycott of Myanmar as the country’s leader is set to attend hearings in a trial at The Hague for charges of genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
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ICJ to be asked to help stop violence against Rohingya
Dec 06, 2019 04:54The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague is to be asked to enact “provisional” measures that would ask Myanmar to stop deadly violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
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HRW: Bangladesh denying education to 400,000 Rohingya children
Dec 03, 2019 16:49Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Bangladeshi government has been depriving nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslim refugee children in the South Asian country of the right to education.