Rohingya Genocide

The army has denied genocide, saying it was carrying out a legitimate operation against Rohingya militants

Some died at sea, they were thrown overboard

The ICJ grants a series of emergency steps requested by Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention

Before their arrest, pair had been investigation killing of Rohingya Muslim men and boys by security forces in Myanmar

Myanmar demands strong evidence of any alleged abuses for investigation to be undertaken

Nearly 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine after authorities launched crackdown that UN terms 'ethnic cleansing'

Envoy says nature of violence changed from frenzied blood-letting, mass rape to terror campaign, forced starvation

ICG study said fresh sanctions on Myanmar would backfire by isolating country and calcifying hatred towards Rohingya

Mainly Buddhist Myanmar denies the Muslim Rohingya are its citizens and considers them foreigners

Say the Myanmar govt actions are a gross violation of established human rights norms

Briefs diplomats that the total number of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh has reached 700,000

Myanmar's army says it has killed nearly 400 rebels so far

Last month, India said it wanted to deport 40,000 Rohingya refugees who left Myanmar in previous years

Khawaja Asif offers humanitarian assistance as Muslim leaders criticise Myanmar