Starting on January 13, 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began to hold public hearings on the case of genocide brought against Myanmar by The Gambia. Following wide scale and systematic clearance operations in Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar in August 2017 PHR worked with partners to use a variety of methodologically rigorous approaches to document the forensic medical evidence and widespread and systematic nature of the crimes committed.
In its presentation to the court, The Gambia’s legal team has cited PHR’s evidence extensively in their remarks before the Court including the evidence collected on crimes against children, conflict related sexual violence, and long-term disability resulting from injuries sustained during the clearance operations. This is the culmination of many years of collaboration with The Gambia’s legal team, the UN Fact Finding Mission and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) to ensure that PHR’s evidence and data is available to inform these processes to seek justice and accountability.