Important news! Nobel Laureate Sochi suits Rohingya chief Sochi
Sochi has been sued by several officials in Myanmar in a case filed in Argentina over crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time that Sochi has prosecuted a Rohingya population in Myanmar. Have to face
Republican ICC judges upheld the plea of the prosecution to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity and persecution on a military crackdown in Myanmar's bloody 2017 against a majority Muslim group.
As a result of the genocide, more than 740,000 Rohingya residents were forced to flee across border camps in Bangladesh, the UN investigative team said.
The ICC, based in The Hague, set up in 2002 to try the world's worst crimes, said it had "asked prosecutors to proceed to investigate the alleged crimes in Myanmar's ICC jurisdiction. Given the option.
It includes allegations of "systematic violence," racism against the Rohingya or deportation as a crime against humanity on the basis of religion and deportation.
Welcoming the move to international justice, George Graham, director of Safe and Children's Children and Armed Conflict, said there was a "tremendous need" to investigate and prosecute those crimes. Made.
The extent to which the Rohingya have been subjected to violence by Myanmar's security forces demands a free and impartial hearing in court, Graham said in a statement.
"Rohingya boys and girls have been subjected to horrific human rights violations, abused and observed. Nearly half a million children have been displaced in neighboring Bangladesh. Myanmar has long been their He has been denying allegations that he committed racial cleansing or genocide.
Myanmar is not a member of the ICC, but the court ruled last year that it had jurisdiction against the Rohingya minority because Bangladesh, where they are now a refugee, is a member. Chief ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda was allowed to open a preliminary investigation in Myanmar in September 2018, and formally applied for a full-scale formal investigation in July this year.
When it comes to abuse against the Rohingya, the wheels of international justice have slowly changed, but this week, they finally moved.
The West African country Gambia launched a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, the UN Supreme Court is also based in The Hague, which accused Myanmar of genocide. The first hearing of the case, The Gambia, filed by the 57-member Islamic Cooperation Organization, is due in December.
The ICJ generally deals with most legal disputes and border issues between states, but has recently been drawn into incidents in which the alleged UN Convention on Genocide and "Terrorism" Contains Variation.
Meanwhile, the ICC's case will focus on individual, not state, responsibility, which could theoretically lead to the issuance of arrest warrants for Myanmar generals. Human Rights Watch director Crisis Advocacy, Akshay Kumar, told Al Jazeera from the United States, "It's a long process that we're just in the beginning." "But this court is capable of delivering a truly unique justice.
Meanwhile, Aung San Suu Kyi was among several top Myanmar officials who were named in a lawsuit filed in Argentina for crimes against the Rohingya, the first time a Nobel Peace Prize man has been prosecuted in this case. Was targeted.
Rohingya and Latin American human rights groups have introduced legal proceedings in Argentina under the principle of "universal jurisdiction", a legal concept enshrined in the laws of many countries.
UN investigators last year named the military crackdown in Myanmar a "genocide" in 2017, and called on the UN Security Council to hand over the matter to the ICC. There will be no need when the ICC launches its investigation.
Myanmar has so far not commented on the latest three lawsuits filed against it. Malik insists that its own investigative committee has been successful in investigating the alleged atrocities - despite critics calling the panel dental and biased. Rejected
Rohingya within Myanmar receive little sympathy, many support the 2017 military campaign, buying the official line was a necessary defense against the militants and that the Muslim minority are not civilians.
Republican ICC judges upheld the plea of the prosecution to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity and persecution on a military crackdown in Myanmar's bloody 2017 against a majority Muslim group.
As a result of the genocide, more than 740,000 Rohingya residents were forced to flee across border camps in Bangladesh, the UN investigative team said.
The ICC, based in The Hague, set up in 2002 to try the world's worst crimes, said it had "asked prosecutors to proceed to investigate the alleged crimes in Myanmar's ICC jurisdiction. Given the option.
It includes allegations of "systematic violence," racism against the Rohingya or deportation as a crime against humanity on the basis of religion and deportation.
Welcoming the move to international justice, George Graham, director of Safe and Children's Children and Armed Conflict, said there was a "tremendous need" to investigate and prosecute those crimes. Made.
The extent to which the Rohingya have been subjected to violence by Myanmar's security forces demands a free and impartial hearing in court, Graham said in a statement.
"Rohingya boys and girls have been subjected to horrific human rights violations, abused and observed. Nearly half a million children have been displaced in neighboring Bangladesh. Myanmar has long been their He has been denying allegations that he committed racial cleansing or genocide.
Myanmar is not a member of the ICC, but the court ruled last year that it had jurisdiction against the Rohingya minority because Bangladesh, where they are now a refugee, is a member. Chief ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda was allowed to open a preliminary investigation in Myanmar in September 2018, and formally applied for a full-scale formal investigation in July this year.
When it comes to abuse against the Rohingya, the wheels of international justice have slowly changed, but this week, they finally moved.
The West African country Gambia launched a case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, the UN Supreme Court is also based in The Hague, which accused Myanmar of genocide. The first hearing of the case, The Gambia, filed by the 57-member Islamic Cooperation Organization, is due in December.
The ICJ generally deals with most legal disputes and border issues between states, but has recently been drawn into incidents in which the alleged UN Convention on Genocide and "Terrorism" Contains Variation.
Meanwhile, the ICC's case will focus on individual, not state, responsibility, which could theoretically lead to the issuance of arrest warrants for Myanmar generals. Human Rights Watch director Crisis Advocacy, Akshay Kumar, told Al Jazeera from the United States, "It's a long process that we're just in the beginning." "But this court is capable of delivering a truly unique justice.
Meanwhile, Aung San Suu Kyi was among several top Myanmar officials who were named in a lawsuit filed in Argentina for crimes against the Rohingya, the first time a Nobel Peace Prize man has been prosecuted in this case. Was targeted.
Rohingya and Latin American human rights groups have introduced legal proceedings in Argentina under the principle of "universal jurisdiction", a legal concept enshrined in the laws of many countries.
UN investigators last year named the military crackdown in Myanmar a "genocide" in 2017, and called on the UN Security Council to hand over the matter to the ICC. There will be no need when the ICC launches its investigation.
Myanmar has so far not commented on the latest three lawsuits filed against it. Malik insists that its own investigative committee has been successful in investigating the alleged atrocities - despite critics calling the panel dental and biased. Rejected
Rohingya within Myanmar receive little sympathy, many support the 2017 military campaign, buying the official line was a necessary defense against the militants and that the Muslim minority are not civilians.
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