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Aung San Suu Kyi's Dramatic Fall From Grace Laid Bare at The Hague

Henry Ridgwell

   LONDON -- As Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the
   International Court of Justice in The Hague this week, many former
   supporters watched in dismay as the Nobel peace laureate denied
   accusations that Myanmar's military conducted atrocities against the
   Rohingya Muslim population.

   Prosecution lawyers say the military's actions amount to genocide, and
   many of Aung San Suu Kyi's critics say she bears some responsibility
   for the continued persecution of the Muslim minority, three-quarters of
   a million of whom have fled the country.

   Human rights groups highlight the continuing detention of Rohingya
   people across Myanmar on charges of "traveling illegally" in the
   country.

   The "Rohingya are not granted freedom of movement," said John Quinley
   III of the campaign group Fortify Rights. "We've documented recently
   forced labor of (the) Rohingya and restrictions on the right to
   nationality. We believe that the International Court of Justice should
   urgently put in place provisional measures, in order to end the
   persecution and ongoing violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine
   state."

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