Myanmar: Rohingya

(asked on 21st March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of the United States' determination that Myanmar's military has committed genocide against the Rohingya; what plans, if any, they have to make a similar determination; and if they have no such plans, why not.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 4th April 2022

It remains UK Government policy that any judgement on whether genocide or crimes against humanity have occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court or tribunal, after consideration of all the available evidence, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. We welcome the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) consideration of this issue, where there is an ongoing case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar for its alleged breach of the Genocide Convention. The UK supports the ICJ process which is putting pressure on Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. We provided funding to enable Rohingya refugees to attend the ICJ hearing in December 2019.

The Rohingya crisis remains a UK priority. We continue to support the humanitarian responses on both sides of the border. In Rakhine state the UK has provided over £81 million to all communities since 2017, including over £25 million for the Rohingya and other Muslim minorities for support such as nutrition and health.

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