UN top court to rule Nov. 19 on Myanmar Rohingya genocide case
The case was brought by Gambia in 2019, and 11 states have intervened in the proceedings.
The International Court of Justice will rule on Nov. 19 whether Myanmar breached the UN Genocide Convention over its treatment of the Rohingya, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.
The court announced the date late on Tuesday, saying the ruling will be read at 10 a.m. local time in The Hague, Netherlands.
Gambia brought the case in 2019, and 11 states have intervened in the proceedings.
The lawsuit accuses Myanmar of violating its obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide during military operations against the Rohingya.
Members of the Rohingya community hailed Gambia's decision to bring the case to the UN's highest court as a "historic achievement."
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority that has faced decades of discrimination and displacement in Myanmar.
More than 700,000 people fled Rakhine State after a military crackdown in August 2017, most of them seeking refuge in neighboring Bangladesh.
The UN has described the Rohingya as the world's most persecuted minority.
The International Court of Justice is the main judicial body of the United Nations and settles legal disputes between states.
Its rulings in disputes between states are binding on the parties, although the court has no direct power to enforce them.
