(Outpost) Phillipe Sand, International human rights lawyer has defended Gambia genocide application case against Myanmar.
He presented his oral argument on Monday during the second round of oral hearings on the merits of the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Gambia v. Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in Hague, Netherland.
“You’ve heard from both parties and the witnesses in this case. In this second submission of Gambia oral argument. I am going to address the bigger picture that is in dispute of the genocide convention and this court that is the judicial organ of the UN.
The Gambia maintains the totality of its argument. We have heard nothing from Myanmar that changes our position. In contrary, Myanmar offers no real challenge. Huge number of Rohingya has been subjected to the most terrible atrocities including killing, rape, brutalization, destitution, abduction of home and villages – driven from their land across the border in Bangladesh.” he argued.
The renowned International lawyer said the industrial scale of violence against the Rohingya, is no different from the Bosnia v. Serbia case.
He said Gambia provided substantial evidence from the UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM).
“Myanmars intention can be best described as an intent to destroy the Rohingya group.” he said.
The oral arguments on the merits of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention of the crime of genocide will close on Thursday, 29 January 2026.
