Myanmar Citizenship Policy and the Rohingya Crisis
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Myanmar's military regimes historically utilized rewritten citizenship laws, identity documentation, and travel restrictions to exclude the Rohingya population and control their movement. Following 2016-2017 military "clearance operations" that involved village burnings and mass killings, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh. These events resulted in a genocide case brought against Myanmar that is currently pending before the International Court of Justice.
Consequences
The International Court of Justice is expected to deliver a verdict on whether the actions taken against the Rohingya meet the legal threshold for genocide. This ruling will determine the international legal standing of the allegations and clarify the accountability of the state for the erasure of the community.
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