– An international court case alleging Myanmar committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is “flawed and unfounded”, Yangon’s Foreign Ministry said on Jan 14. On the first day of the hearings, Gambia’s Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the court the Rohingya “have been targeted for destruction”. Lawyers for military-ruled Myanmar will begin their court response on Jan 16. “The allegations made by The Gambia are flawed and unfounded in fact and law,” said the Yangon Foreign Ministry statement, printed in the Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper. Under this treaty, any state can haul another before the ICJ if it believes genocide is being committed.

Source: International New York Times January 14, 2026 09:27 UTC