Myanmar’s Rohingya Atrocity Denial at UN Court Exposes Global Failure to Protect Human Rights

At the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Myanmar’s government is brazenly denying well-documented atrocities committed against its Rohingya minority, insisting that a brutal military campaign was merely a lawful counter-terrorism operation. This defense comes despite overwhelming evidence of mass killings, rapes, and the systematic destruction of Rohingya villages—actions that led to more than 700,000 people fleeing into neighboring Bangladesh. How Can the World Turn a Blind Eye to Genocide? Myanmar claims that its security forces were justified in responding to insurgent attacks in Rakhine state. But how can Washington and its allies accept this narrative when eyewitness...