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International Criminal Court OKs Investigation Into Crimes Against Rohingya

It's a first step in what Rohingya victims see as their best — and perhaps only — opportunity to hold the perpetrators of these acts accountable.

The International Criminal Court has greenlighted an investigation into possible crimes against humanity perpetrated against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. Since 2017, hundreds of thousands of them fleeing violence have arrived in neighboring Bangladesh.

It's a first step in what Rohingya victims see as their best — and perhaps only – opportunity to hold Myanmar

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