Myanmar's Suu Kyi to lead genocide defence at World Court | TheStarTV.com

Asean+

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to lead genocide defence at World Court

Published on 11 Dec 2019 12:40:58 PM

Aung San Suu Kyi will lead Myanmar's defence at the World Court on Wednesday, where her country faces accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Gambia, a small West African country, has launched a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest court, alleging it has violated the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Keywords
aung san suu kyi, court, gambia, genocide rohingya, hague, myanmar, un, united nations

Aung San Suu Kyi will lead Myanmar's defence at the World Court on Wednesday, where her country faces accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Gambia, a small West African country, has launched a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest court, alleging it has violated the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Keywords:
aung san suu kyi, court, gambia, genocide rohingya, hague, myanmar, un, united nations

Up next

Autoplay

Hong Kong-based Indonesian journalist seeks justice after losing right eye

Hong Kong sees biggest protests since democrats' election boost

Another South Korean star dead in latest K-pop tragedy

Kim Jong Un is back on his white horse

Suspected grenade blast near Indonesia's presidential palace hurts two

30th SEA Games kicks off with glitter and glamour in Philippines

Hong Kong police leave PolyU after finishing investigation

Trump signs HK bills, China warns retaliation

Hong Kong campus protester: ‘No need to worry too much’

Hong Kong leader admits voter 'unhappiness'

Hong Kong democracy camp heads for stunning polls win

K-pop star Goo Hara found dead at her home

Record numbers vote in Hong Kong's elections

ChickTok: Indonesian kids given chicks to get them off smartphones

Hong Kong police urge "end by peaceful means" to university stand off

Thousands of devotees flock to Thai stadium for Pope Francis' mass

University president urges HK protesters to leave

Death of 70-year-old man under investigation: Hong Kong police

South Korean company looks beyond 'Baby Shark'

Hong Kongers march during lunch time in business district

Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy arrives in Jakarta

External forces are definitely behind violent protests in Hong Kong, says Wong Chun Wai

One dead, six injured in suspected suicide bombing at Indonesia police station

Hong Kong now on 'brink of total breakdown': police

Mouse deer rediscovered in Vietnam after nearly 30 years

Full press conference: We will find a way to return to Cambodia, says Sam Rainsy

Cambodian opposition leader drops by Parliament to meet MPs

Protesters gather at University of Hong Kong

Carrie Lam says HK government won't yield to escalating violence

Hong Kong police defends move to shoot, to probe man set on fire

Hong Kong police shoots protester in chest

Thai pop fans lap it up at music showcase

Self-exiled opposition leader Rainsy urges countrymen to rally on

Japan imperial couple rides through Tokyo in grand enthronement parade

Cambodian opposition figure is in Malaysia, closer to home

Pro-Beijing politician wounded in Hong Kong knife attack

Asia-wide trade pact on course, says Thailand at Asean summit

HK politician's ear partly bitten off as clash ends in bloodbath

Asean Summit: Officials scrambling to save RCEP

Dr M: US-China trade war disrupts Asean's economic and trade growth

Dr M: Malaysia hopes Asean and China will resolve issue relating to the South China Sea through negotiation

Asean chairman pledges close regional partnership to tackle international trade frictions

Dr M: One-voice Asean will make rest of the world listen

By popular demand: Dr M thinking about writing on how he stays healthy

Hong Kong protests crash into Halloween

Protesters hurl petrol bombs in Hong Kong

'I still wait for him to call,' says mother of Vietnamese suspected truck victim

Indonesia report on 737 MAX crash faults Boeing design, Lion Air mistakes

Crab clawing machine shut down after public outcry in Singapore

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge In Numbers

Cute or cruel? 'Panda dog' cafe in China faces backlash

Jokowi on new defence minister Subianto: He knows his job

Japan enthrones emperor in ancient ceremony

6.995 seconds: Aries Susanti sets new speed climbing world record

Lam apologizes to Hong Kong Muslims

Thai king strips 'disloyal' royal consort of all titles

Jets of blue dye, water fired at Kowloon Mosque

Dr M, Siti Hasmah attend inauguration of Indonesian president

HK lawmakers dragged from chamber as leader heckled for second day

North Korea's Kim rides white stallion ahead of 'great operation'

Hong Kong policy address halted after heckling

Hong Kong protesters take violence to new 'life-threatening' level, say police

'Lady Liberty' erected above Hong Kong

Thousands of troops deployed after Japan's deadly typhoon

At least one dead as Typhoon Hagibis hits Tokyo

Three dead in China bridge collapse

IS radical stabs ex-Indonesian army chief Wiranto

China slams NBA in dispute over free speech

11 wild elephants drown in Thai waterfall

Hong Kong 'won't rule out' central government’s help over protests, says Lam

Taxi driver beaten after ploughing through Hong Kong protest

Arrests as mask ban fails to quell Hong Kong protests

It’s just politics: He has a dream for Thailand

Hong Kong invokes emergency law to stop violence

Hong Kong leader announces ban on protester face masks

Hundreds protest after HK policeman shoots teenage protester in the chest

Hong Kong protester shot in chest by live round, SCMP reports

15 military units march in China's largest National Day parade

Indonesian police fire tear gas to break up anti-graft, sex-ban law protests

Scuffles in Hong Kong as China's birthday celebrations begin

Indonesian reporter demands answers after police attack in HK

Hong Kong on edge ahead of China's National Day

Hong Kong protesters face barrage of tear gas in Wan Chai

Hong Kong leader trapped for hours by protesters

First commercial flights from Beijing's new airport take off

Sun shines again: Bear rescued after being locked up for seven years

Get ready for a loooonnggg ride down world's longest tube slide

Yeo: Govt drawing up cross-border pollution law

Activists push U.S. Congress to pass Hong Kong bill

Orangutans suffer from smoke caused by Indonesian fires

Thai 'Tiger Temple' blames government for deaths of rescued tigers

Keretapi Sarong flash mob a hit this year

Plastic-for-rice exchange feeds hungry Filipino village

Indonesia mourns former president Habibie in funeral ceremony

DURIAN ADVENTURE: Thrill of durian burger

Hong Kong “uncle's” bottle flip at MTR station goes viral

Alibaba's charismatic Jack Ma steps down

Elephant rampages through crowd at Sri Lankan festival

HK formally withdraws controversial extradition bill

Hong Kong leader says has never tendered resignation to Beijing

Hong Kong protests: riot police storm metro station, arrest 40

Barricade burnt as Hong Kong protest heats up

Photos of Thai royal consort up on website again after crashing

China rotates new batch of troops into Hong Kong

Hong Kong artist offers free protest-themed tattoos

Indonesia’s new capital to be in North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara regencies

Indonesia pledges probe after Papuans protest treatment of students

President Joko proposes moving Indonesia's capital to Borneo

Villagers lose out in plan to save Komodo dragon

Angelina Jolie tries“not to cry” as she drops her eldest son off to university in South Korea

Thai firefighter finds solace in snake catching

Three people injured in knife attack at Lennon Wall in Hong Kong

Hong Kong leader sees 'way out' of chaos through dialogue

Over 100,000 Hong Kongers brave rain to join anti-government rally

Chinese paramilitary amasses near Hong Kong

Trump does not want to see violent crackdown by China in HK

NTU probing inappropriate student behaviour

A day in the life of Hong Kong's volunteer medics

China's durian lovers learn how to open Musang King

Hong Kong airport back to normal operation

HK leader challenged: 'Have your hands been tied by Beijing?'

Dr M, Siti Hasmah arrive in Singapore for bicentennial National Day Parade

Cambodian rescued after four days wedged between rocks in a cave

Haze a source of embarrassment, says Jokowi

Communication blackout hits Kashmir

How Hong Kong's protests flared in 24 hours

Hong Kong leader says protests are challenging China's sovereignty

Protests spread across Hong Kong overnight

Multiple blasts around Bangkok during Asean and world leaders’ meeting

Malaysia, say 'Ni hao' to panda cub Yi Yi

Hong Kong protesters face riot charge

Police officer waves gun at Hong Kong protesters

Hong Kong protesters disrupt train services, cause commuter chaos

Beijing won't rule out Hong Kong military action

Pakistani reporter in neck-deep floodwaters goes viral

Watch how Hong Kong protesters extinguish tear gas

Hong Kong's Yuen Long station cleans up after night of protest

Eight killed in quake, aftershocks in Philippines, 60 injured

Consuming Singapore: The obsession with bubble tea

Protesters disrupts Hong Kong’s train line during morning rush

Singapore seizes record haul of elephant ivory, pangolin scales

Reporter attacked while on-air by suspected triad gangsters in Hong Kong

Triad gangster attack in Hong Kong after night of violent protests

Taste Buds: Fuzhou’s fish ball

Plastic cups runneth over at Cambodia's Rubbish Cafe

South Koreans are boycotting anything Japanese

Hong Kong protesters dig in for summer of discontent

US firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in two-four weeks

India halts historic moon mission at final hour