The Hague, The Netherland 23 January 2020:

The International  Court of Justice  also ordered authorities to prevent the destruction of evidence related to genocide allegations. Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday. 

Myanmar has been ordered by the International Court of Justice to take “provisional measures” to protect the Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority in the Buddhist-majority country that has suffered “mass killing, mass displacement, mass fear [and] overwhelming…brutality” at the hands of the military.

Over 700,000 Rohingya fled or were forced out of the country since 2016, most to neighboring Bangladesh.

The case against Myanmar was brought to the ICJ in November by The Gambia, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), arguing that the mainly-Muslim Rohingya had been subjected to genocide. The Rohingya primarily reside in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country.  

More than 700,000 members fled to neighbouring Bangladesh following a reported military crackdown in August 2017 during which numerous alleged human rights abuses were committed. 

According to news reports, around 600,000 Rohingya remain inside the country, and remain extremely vulnerable to attacks and persecution, said the court.  

In its ruling, the ICJ imposed “provisional measures” against Myanmar, ordering the country to comply with obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.  

Myanmar is urged to “take all measures within its power” to prevent the killing of Rohingya, or causing bodily or mental harm to members of the group, including by the military or “any irregular armed units”. 

The country also has to submit a report to the ICJ within four months, with additional reports due every six months “until a final decision on the case is rendered by the Court.” 

Role of the International  Court of Justice- 

The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and is commonly known as the world court. It settles legal disputes submitted by States and gives advisory opinions on legal questions referred by UN entities. The Court is composed of 15 judges, elected to nine-year terms, and is based in The Hague, in the Netherlands. 

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