UN Court Gathers Evidence While World Ignores Current Genocides
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has scheduled hearings for January 2025 regarding Myanmar's alleged genocide against the Rohingya, which peaked in 2017. While survivors recount horrors, one can't help but note the glacial pace. This court took nearly a decade to address a past genocide, even as current, undeniable genocides unfold before the world's live-streamed eyes. It raises questions
about selective urgency. Critics might wonder why this methodical pursuit of justice, replete with legal briefs and careful deliberations, seems to evaporate when the alleged perpetrators are aligned with powerful Western interests. Where is the same immediate, evidence-gathering fervor for present-day atrocities in Gaza, especially when the ICJ has already indicated plausible genocide? (See:
ICJ's provisional measures order regarding South Africa v. Israel, 2024.)