30/07/2025
𝗜𝗖𝗝 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝘃. 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 (𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘆𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲)
On 25 July 2025, the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗜𝗖𝗝) ruled that four more countries 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 are allowed to officially intervene in the ongoing case concerning Myanmar’s alleged genocide against the Rohingya.
These States can now submit written observations by 𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, focusing on how the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 should be interpreted and applied.
This decision comes as part of the case that began in 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵, when The Gambia accused Myanmar of violating the Genocide Convention. Since then.
In January 2020, the Court ordered Myanmar to prevent further harm to the Rohingya and to preserve evidence.
In July 2022, the Court rejected Myanmar’s objections and confirmed it has full jurisdiction to hear the case.
Several other countries, including Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and the Maldives, have already been admitted as interveners.
These interventions 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, but they show strong international concern and support for accountability under the Genocide Convention.
The case continues to move forward, with the final judgment on Myanmar’s responsibility still to come.