The move, announced on Wednesday, follows a comprehensive investigation by the ICC into the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine province targeting the minority Muslim Rohingya community.
Rohingya refugees setting up temporary shelters among rice fields in southern Bangladesh, after fleeing brutal violence in Myanmar. (September 2017)
About the ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is not part of the United Nations, but they have a cooperative and complementary relationship.
The ICC is an independent judicial body established by the Rome Statute, which was adopted in 1998 and came into force in 2002.
The Court was established to address serious international crimes and ensure accountability when national justice systems are unable or unwilling to act.