Netherlands: ICJ begins hearings on Myanmar genocide allegations

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W/S Judges entering court room, The Hague
W/S Judges entering court room
M/S President of the International Court of Justice Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf and other judges taking seat
W/S Judges taking seat
SOT, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice: "The court meets today and will meet in the coming days to hear the oral observations of the parties on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the republic of the Gambia in the case concerning application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide, the Gambia versus Myanmar."
M/S Myanmar delegation headed by Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
SOT, Abubacarr Tambadou, Gambia's Attorney General and Justice Minister: "We come to you because to the millions of us around the world the week the powerless the insignificant others you give us hope that someone out there will listen to us to our pains and our sorrows that someone will give consolation to victims and protect them."
M/S Myanmar delegation headed by Aung San Suu Kyi *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Abubacarr Tambadou, Gambia's Attorney General and Justice Minister: "To all that The Gambia asks is that you tell Myanmar to stop these senseless killings, to stop these acts of barbarity that continue to shock our collective conscience, to stop this genocide of its own people." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
W/S ICJ Judges *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice: "The court will meet again tomorrow 11 December 2019 at 10am to hear the first round of oral observations of Myanmar the seating is adjourned."
M/S Court hearing attendees standing for judges
W/S ICJ Judges leaving court room
SCRIPT
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) kicked off its first hearings on The Gambia's case against Myanmar over accusations of genocide against the Rohingya people in The Hague on Monday.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, and one-time champion for human rights, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attended Tuesday's hearing at the ICJ, representing Myanmar, in a move which has been widely criticised.
"All that The Gambia asks is that you tell Myanmar to stop these senseless killings, to stop these acts of barbarity that continue to shock our collective conscience, to stop this genocide of its own people." Gambia's Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubacarr M. Tambadou said during the hearing.
The Gambia is seeking provisional measures to protect the rights of Rohingya people under the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.