Summary
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M.S. holds his White Card issued by
the Myanmar government.
©Saiful Huq Omi, Counter Foto,
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, August 2019
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The human rights violations documented in this report should be taken into
consideration by investigators evaluating potential international crimes committed by
Myanmar state security forces.
In a historic decision on September 6, 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) granted
the Office of the Prosecutor jurisdiction to investigate and possibly prosecute the crime
against humanity of deportation of Rohingya to Bangladesh as well as the crimes against
humanity of persecution and other inhumane acts. Furthermore, in March 2019, the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) passed a resolution to bring a case, led by the
Government of The Gambia, against Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for
the crime of genocide against Rohingya.
Nevertheless, the Government of Myanmar consistently denies allegations of human
rights violations against Rohingya and has failed to properly investigate and prosecute
perpetrators of mass atrocity crimes. The government continues to refuse to cooperate
with international human rights monitors, including the FFM and U.N. Special
Rapporteur Yanghee Lee.