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Nobel laureate Suu Kyi defends genocide accusations
ANKARA: Nobel laureate Aung Suu Kyi, who is also Myanmar’s ruler, yesterday defended her country against accusations of the Rohingya genocide at the top United Nations (UN) court. She took a stand at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in
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Rohingya pray for justice on eve of Myanmar genocide hearings
Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority prayed for justice on the eve of hearings at the UN’s International Court of Justice during which leader Aung San Suu Kyi will defend the country against genocide charges. Gambia launched proceedings against the
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Suu Kyi to appear at ICJ as Myanmar faces genocide accusation
In a momentous move, Aung San Suu Kyi will appear at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague today for a highly anticipated genocide case against Myanmar. As she arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Sunday alongside Wouter Jurgens, the Dutch ambassador to Myanmar, she was greeted
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The Lady and The Hague: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi courts home audience
The last time Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to western Europe, she was feted as the freshly elected civilian ruler of a fledgling democracy who had brought an end to half a century of military dictatorship. When the
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Myanmar activists fight to outlaw domestic violence
YANGON: Cradling her one-year-old daughter in a house in southern Myanmar, 22-year-old Nu Nu Aye recalled the reasons her husband gave for beating her. She had not looked after his rooster. She would not have sex with him. In a
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