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Myanmar's past and future collide in week of reckoning

The International Court of Justice is scheduled to rule on Thursday whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya, as ASEAN leaders meet in the Philippines starting Sunday to debate Myanmar's exclusion from summits. Both issues centre on Min Aung Hlaing, who has received welcomes from several ASEAN members.

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What happened

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  1. Thu 12 Nov
    The ICJ is scheduled to rule whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya. on Thursday only The Edition The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is scheduled on Thursday to rule whether Myanmar committed genocide against its marginalised Muslim Rohingya minority.

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Who said what

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  • We are waiting to see what the outcome will be on that day, the judgement for everything we have been experiencing for generations,

    Rohingya activist The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • If they welcome people who lack basic humanity and destroyed our lives, our futures and our possessions, we will be very let down,

    Rohingya activist The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • If the ICJ finds that Myanmar committed genocide, it would seriously weaken Min Aung Hlaing's efforts,

    Wai Yan Phyo Naing The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

  • Any public association with him could create political and reputational risks, especially for governments that claim to support human rights and international law.

    Wai Yan Phyo Naing The Edition Open the report (The Edition)

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  • Anwar Ibrahim · Malaysia will do whatever is possible to smooth Myanmar's normalisation in ASEAN.

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Figures in these reports

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  • nearly 750,000 Rohingya driven into Bangladesh as refugees The Edition driving nearly 750,000 into Bangladesh as refugees

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

  • 11 countries ASEAN member states The Edition The 11-nation ASEAN bloc has shunned Myanmar leaders from summits

    Word for word from the report in The Edition. Open the report

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