Rakhine state

Aung San Syu Kyi defends Myanmar in top UN Court

Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will prosecute the military, if war crimes have been committed there, Aung San Suu Kyi told the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial body, on Wednesday.

Photo: ICJ/Frank van Beek

Myanmar’s military must answer charges: UN body

Myanmar’s military commanders must answer charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in a credible court, a United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) said on Tuesday, urging the international community to cut off all financial and other support to them.

Photo: UNHCR/Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo