Suu Kyi’s argument: 1) The situation is one of armed conflict 2) It’s not genocide 3) If war crimes were committed, then they will be prosecuted in Myanmar, let us handle accountability at home 4) Forget the Fact Finding Mission, the Commission of Enquiry is credible. #Rohingya
— Matthew Smith (@matthewfsmith) December 11, 2019
Suu Kyi tells the ICJ judges: “Hate narratives are not confined to hate speech. Language that contributes to extreme polarization contributes to hate narratives.” Here she is referring, in not so many words, to documentation and allegations of genocide by rights groups and others
— Matthew Smith (@matthewfsmith) December 11, 2019
Considerable crowds already congregating, Su Myant Mon tells me she’s here to stand with Mother Suu Kyi #Myanmar #ICJ pic.twitter.com/NwuvcZkVGc
— anna holligan 🎙 (@annaholligan) December 11, 2019
#Myanmar pic.twitter.com/pF1udDXDeF
— anna holligan 🎙 (@annaholligan) December 11, 2019
Long drive to justice. Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived at court to defend an army accused of genocide #ICJ pic.twitter.com/fePsOKkW6v
— anna holligan 🎙 (@annaholligan) December 11, 2019
This morning.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi begins to give evidence at the UN’s International Court of Justice in the Peace Palace, The Hague.
Earlier, supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi gathered outside the court ahead of her arrival for a hearing into allegations that a military campaign by Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority amounted to genocide.
Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘No tolerance’ for human rights violations against Rohingya (Sky News)
Suu Kyi leads genocide defence at World Court (RTÉ)
Top pic: Matthew Smith