Show threadJudith BeyerJan 12
Interesting to me was the reference to #ASSK who is "imprisoned by the military" in #Myanmar - but without mentioning that, in 2019, it was her who sided with the military and appeared at the #ICJ. I published on this with @[email protected] : www.opendemocracy.net/en/transform...

Aung San Suu Kyi at the Intern...
Aung San Suu Kyi at the International Court of Justice: when the personal is political

Myanmar’s leader personally faces allegations while avoiding the task of changing the country’s trajectory.

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Judith BeyerAug 31, 2025
Importantly, Schabas represented #Myanmar at the #ICJ in 2019 alongside #ASSK. Many disliked him for that, in light of atrocities against #Rohingya. But he is a lawyer who adheres to a very (!) narrow definition of #genocide. This is why his stance rgd #Israel, #Germany now is noteworthy - see ⬇️

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maeveSep 19, 2017
#Europe powers urge #SuuKyi to end the violence against the #Rohingya (but #ASSK is a Burman nationalist) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-un/western-powers-urge-myanmars-suu-kyi-to-push-for-end-to-violence-idUSKCN1BT1X2?il=0
Western powers urge Myanmar's Suu Kyi to push for end to violence

Britain, France and Australia urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to push for an end to military violence against Rohingya Muslims, while her national security adviser said those who had fled could return but the process had to be discussed.