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In this article, the Daily Asian Age reported on Asia Justice Coalition’s statement welcoming the International Court of Justice’s order for provisional measures against Myanmar in the The Gambia v Myanmar Genocide Convention case.

Commenting on the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice against Myanmar in the The Gambia v. Myanmar Genocide Convention case, Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat stated: ‘It’s not in their interests to not comply. It was a unanimous decision by the court’.

Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat, told Al Jazeera that the The Gambia v Myanmar Genocide Convention case represents ‘a significant step in the quest for accountability’ but noted that ‘success at the ICJ is far from guaranteed’.

Commenting on the The Gambia’s request for provisional measures in the The Gambia v Myanmar case before the International Court of Justice, Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat commented: ‘If the court feels there is sufficient threat and it needs to step in, it can ... order Myanmar to cease and desist in terms of military operations and violence so that civilians are protected’.

In this article addressing recent developments in international justice efforts for the Rohingya, Dr. Priya Pillai, Head of Asia Justice Coalition’s Secretariat commented on Aung San Suu Kyi appearing on behalf of Myanmar for proceedings in The Gambia v Myanmar case before the International Court of Justice, stating: ‘I can only surmise that in this instance it is to refute the case on the international stage as a matter of foreign policy and domestic politics, but will have little impact on the arguments and court proceedings.’ She added that ‘the characterisation that Aung San Suu Kyi is “facing charges” at the ICJ, which may be the way it is being spun for political reasons, in incorrect’.