Three weeks of merits hearings in Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar concluded at the International Court of Justice on 29 January 2026.

Gambia presented documentary and witness evidence alleging mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate village burnings primarily in 2016–2017; closed testimony was heard from Rohingya survivors. Legal experts note a judgment is unlikely for at least six months.

The hearings represent a significant procedural milestone toward international accountability, with implications for reparations, criminal referral, and broader norms against ethnic cleansing.