President of the International Court of Justice, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, ruled in the lawsuit EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSENThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ordered Burma to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide in an embarrassing blow to its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. In a unanimous judgment, 17 judges at the ICJ ordered Burma, also known as Myanmar, to do all it can to prevent harm to Rohingya, multitudes of whom were driven out of the country in 2017 in a murderous rampage by the Burmese armed forces. It also ordered the government to preserve evidence of alleged crimes and to report back on its progress within four months. “The Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” said the judgment, which was read aloud in the court this morning . “Myanmar must ensure that its military do not commit acts of genocide.”The…

Source: The Times January 23, 2020 12:00 UTC