A view of the courtroom as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya has opened at the United Nations’ top court on Monday (January 12, 2026). It is the first genocide case the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, will hear in full in over a decade. The outcome is expected to set precedents about how a genocide can be defined and proven. Published – January 12, 2026 02:55 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Sugar factory worker dies in accident in Belagavi district Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot