Will the Rohingya win their genocide case at the ICJ? | Antonia Mulvey

Can the world’s highest court deliver justice for the Rohingya? As the International Court of Justice prepares to rule on The Gambia v Myanmar, Middle East Eye’s Legal Editor Sondos Asem spoke to Antonia Mulvey, director of Legal Action Worldwide, which represents Rohingya survivors and witnesses. Mulvey, a former UN investigator, describes the testimony she gathered on the Bangladesh border in 2017. She explains why sexual violence is central to the genocide case and what the judgment could mean for South Africa’s case against Israel. Chapters: 00:00 Opening highlights 00:41 Can the ICJ deliver justice for the Rohingya? 02:01 Why The Gambia’s genocide case matters 04:26 What Antonia Mulvey saw at the Bangladesh–Myanmar border 08:24 Documenting sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls 12:20 ‘I want justice’ — one survivor’s testimony 14:07 How the UN investigation shaped The Gambia’s case 16:41 The Gambia’s genocide case and Myanmar’s defence 21:44 Could the ICJ recognise rape as an act of genocide? 24:30 Is the ICJ lowering the threshold for proving genocide? 26:54 What the ruling could mean for South Africa v Israel 30:17 Rohingya witnesses testify at The Hague 31:11 What Rohingya survivors want from the ruling 34:16 Beyond the ICJ — the ICC and the case in Argentina 36:14 How Rohingya women are leading the fight for justice