Global conflicts pushing humanitarian law to breaking point, report warns
As armed groups target civilians unchecked, Geneva Academy warn of humanitarian law’s collapse and its ramifications.

As armed groups target civilians unchecked, Geneva Academy warn of humanitarian law’s collapse and its ramifications.








![Gambian Justice Minister and Attorney General Dawda Jallow sits in the courtroom, next to lawyer Arsalan Suleman, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts hearings in a landmark case brought by The Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2026 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-12T094241Z_1499227565_RC2LZIAI6JY3_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-ROHINGYA-WORLD-COURT-1768496092.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
International Court of Justice is deciding if Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya in a 2017 military crackdown.

The UN’s top court is hearing a genocide case against Myanmar, accused of mass killings of Rohingya Muslims.

Many of the millions of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar won’t vote in elections held by a military government.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh hope for justice as the ICJ begins its first full genocide case in more than a decade.

A second round of voting has been held in Myanmar’s controversial election.
Polls have opened in 100 townships across the country, with the military claiming 52 percent turnout in the first round.
Hpapun was once a bustling town with its own airport. Now it’s empty and Sunday’s election there is meaningless.

Myanmar’s military government is holding an election despite much of the country being ravaged by the effects of war.
Military hails elections as a victory despite criticism from rights groups and reduced turnout compared with past polls.
UN human rights chief condemns the elections, citing a crackdown on dissent.