The World Court found Myanmar's genocide case over the Rohingya can proceed, ordered it to prevent further atrocities, and is now in its final phase after Myanmar disputed the charge at trial.
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In The Gambia v. Myanmar, the ICJ ruled on 22 July 2022 that it has jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention and rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections. The Court's 23 January 2020 provisional-measures order requires Myanmar to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya, preserve evidence, and report on its compliance every six months; Myanmar submitted its twelfth such report on 21 November 2025. Eleven states have since intervened in the case, and public merits hearings were held 12-29 January 2026, with Myanmar denying genocide before the Court. A final judgment on the merits is now pending following the close of oral arguments.
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- International Court of Justice (icj-cij.org, Case No. 178) — International Court of Justice (icj-cij.org, Case No. 178)Document
twelfth compliance report submitted 21 November 2025
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