Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will lead a team to The Hague to defend Myanmar against allegations of genocide.
Once an icon of democracy, Ms Kyi, spent decades under house arrest in Myanmar for campaigning for democracy, is tainted by her associations with what UN investigators have described as a crime against humanity.
The Gambia lodged a 46-page application to the UN’s highest court alleging Myanmar had carried out mass murder, rape, and destruction of communities in Rakhine state, including against Rohingya people.