Yesterday, after two years of struggle of Rohingyas, the most anticipated genocide case against Myanmar opened in The Hague. Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh came up with a mass rally and prayed in their gatherings.
The Rohingya held up banners expressing their support for host country Bangladesh and Gambia, the African nation leading a lawsuit against Myanmar at the ICJ, while chanting “Gambia, Gambia.” “Our voice is heard at the international court. Thanks, Gambia,” said Md Younus, a Rohingya leader at the Kutupalong refugee camp.
“This day is a red-letter day for the Rohingya. All Rohingya are upbeat about the move to try Myanmar for genocide and other crimes against humanity,” he added.
“Many of the relatives of the victims have been fasting with the hope that the Myanmar military and the Moghs would be tried at last. The Myanmar military and the Moghs have been continuing their torture on the Rohingya,” he said, using a word that refers to Buddhist vigilantes.
Meanwhile, after months of internet blockade, Rohingyas, finally able to access to the internet at Refugee camps. Earlier in September, Bangladesh has ordered cellphone operators to block internet access to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees sheltering in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camps. Due to blockade, refugees were completely unable to see and beware what is going around the world. Rohingyas thanked the government of Bangladesh to allowing access to the internet in the camp. These allowed them to watch the ICJ events directly.
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