Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to defend country against accusations of genocide committed against Rohingya ethnic minority at U.N.'s International Court of Justice at The Hague.
Suu Kyi’s appearance at the Peace Palace is a remarkable climb-down for the State Counsellor, who is the de facto head of state. Having been hailed as a beacon of hope for democracy in Myanmar for decades, and winning the Nobel Peace Prize in the process, she has been accused by human rights groups’ of being complicit in the military’s human rights violations against the Rohingya.
“There is a mountain of evidence that the Myanmar military has committed atrocities against the Rohingya population, yet the government of Myanmar – including Aung San Suu Kyi – has continued to dismiss, downplay or otherwise deny these accusations,” Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, told ABC News.
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