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International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta leader over alleged crimes against humanity

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The international community has been largely critical of the Myanmar military's actions in 2017, which led to the displacement of over 700,000 Rohingya to neighboring Bangladesh. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been investigating these events and has requested an arrest warrant for the head of the Myanmar military, Min Aung Hlaing, for alleged crimes against humanity, including genocide, deportation, and persecution.

  1. GB
    Tun Khin
    Burmese Rohingya Organisation
    1. Today we have finally taken another step towards justice and accountability.
  2. GB
    Karim Khan
    International Court of Justice
    1. After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that senior general and acting president Min Aung Hlaing ... bears criminal responsibility for crimes against humanity.
    2. The judges will rule on the prosecutor's request, but ICC member countries should recognise this action as a reminder of the court's critical role when other doors to justice are closed.
    3. For decades the international community allowed the Myanmar military to violate international law against ethnic and religious minorities, without taking any action. This encouraged the Myanmar military to scale up abuses, including the genocide of the Rohingya. Today we have finally taken another step towards justice and accountability.
    4. This is the first application for an arrest warrant against a high-level Myanmar government official.
  3. IT
    Maria Elena Vignoli
    Human Rights Watch
    1. We remain concerned that the Burmese government has taken no actions to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, and there are continued reports of the Burmese military committing human rights violations and abuses throughout the country.
  4. MM
    Zin Mar Aung
    National Unity Government
    1. He must be held fully accountable for every innocent life he has destroyed and the families he has torn apart.
  5. US
    Matthew Smith
    Fortify Rights
    1. He's not only responsible for crimes against humanity against Rohingya but also for genocide and war crimes in Myanmar. He orchestrated the coup d'etat in 2021 and the subsequent mass murder, imprisonment and other atrocities against people throughout the country.

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sources

  1. 1.ABC News (Australia)
  2. 2.The Washington Post
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Le Monde
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.BBC
  7. 7.The New York Times
  8. 8.Daily Sabah
  9. 9.The Times of India
  10. 10.CNN
  11. 11.France 24
  12. 12.CTV News

perspectives

  1. 1.Ethnic tensions
  2. 2.Protests
  3. 3.Human rights
  4. 4.Myanmar junta

countries

  1. 1.BangladeshBD
  2. 2.CanadaCA
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.GambiaGM
  6. 6.IsraelIL
  7. 7.MyanmarMM
  8. 8.Russian FederationRU
  9. 9.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.Rohingya
  2. 2.International Court of Justice
  3. 3.Tatmadaw
  4. 4.Human Rights Watch
  5. 5.National Unity GovernmentMM
  6. 6.HamasPS
  7. 7.United Nations
  8. 8.Burmese Rohingya Organisation
  9. 9.Amnesty InternationalGB
  10. 10.Arakan Army
  11. 11.Assistance Association for Political Prisoners
  12. 12.Doctors Without BordersCH

persons

  1. 1.Min Aung HlaingMM
  2. 2.Aung San Suu Kyi
  3. 3.Karim KhanGB
  4. 4.Maria Elena VignoliIT
  5. 5.Zin Mar AungMM
  6. 6.Tun KhinGB
  7. 7.Benjamin NetanyahuIL
  8. 8.Eve Sampson
  9. 9.Fatou Bensouda
  10. 10.Vladimir PutinRU
  11. 11.Zahid Hossain
  12. 12.Aung Hlaing

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.Buddhism
  3. 3.Burmese
  4. 4.Nobel Prize