The Gambia’s role in the case against Myanmar

The World

This week was the first set of hearings in a genocide case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The hearings concluded today, and the court will now decide whether to impose “provisional measures” to prevent further crimes against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority. But there’s one part of the story you may not have heard yet. It’s the story of a small West African country, The Gambia, and how its Justice Minister Abubacaar Tambadou decided to take Myanmar to court for genocide in the first place.

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