The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has accepted the Declaration of Intervention by the Maldives on the "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)" case.

ICJ unanimously decided that the Declaration of Intervention submitted by the island nation in The Gambia v. Myanmar case, is admissible on 3 July 2024.

ICJ revealed that it is admissible so far as it concerns the construction of provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (“Genocide Convention”).

ICJ made the order despite the objection submitted by Myanmar in relation to the admissibility of the Maldives’ Declaration of Intervention. 

Pinning allegations of violating the Genocide Convention through acts committed by Myanmar against the Muslim majority Rohingya population, The Gambia instituted proceedings against Myanmar in the ICJ on 11 November 2019.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the government of Maldives remains steadfast in its efforts to contribute to the international community’s pursuit of justice for the Muslims of Rohingya and to support the enforcement of the Genocide Convention’s provisions.