Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia is a small West African country that, as an OIC member, has taken a leading role in international legal action concerning alleged human rights violations against the Rohingya in Myanmar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state
sovereign state
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
bordersCountry Senegal
capital Banjul
colonialHistory former British colony
continent Africa
country The Gambia
currency Gambian dalasi
filedCaseAt International Court of Justice
filedICJApplicationDate 2019
foreignPolicyFocus human rights issues in Muslim-majority contexts
multilateral diplomacy
governmentType presidential republic
headOfStateTitle President of The Gambia
humanRightsAdvocacy advocated for accountability for crimes against the Rohingya
ICJCaseName The Gambia v. Myanmar
surface form: Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)
ICJProceedingsStatus case admitted and proceeding on the merits
independenceFrom United Kingdom
independenceYear 1965
legalActionBasedOn GenocideConvention1948
surface form: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
legalActionMotivation to prevent and punish alleged genocide against the Rohingya
legalActionSubject alleged genocide against the Rohingya
legalActionTargetState Myanmar
legalActionType contentious case before the International Court of Justice
legalStandingBasis party to the Genocide Convention
locatedOn Gambia River
memberOf African Union
Commonwealth of Nations
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

United Nations
officialLanguage English
OICMembershipCharacteristic smallest mainland African OIC member by area
OICRole acted on behalf of OIC member states in Rohingya proceedings
OICSupport backed by Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Rohingya case
populationCharacteristic predominantly Muslim
region West Africa
rejoinedOrganization Commonwealth of Nations in 2018
religionMajority Islam
requestedICJRelief declaration of Myanmar’s responsibility under the Genocide Convention
orders for Myanmar to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya
roleInRohingyaCase applicant state at the International Court of Justice
soughtProvisionalMeasures to protect the Rohingya in Myanmar
UNBodyEngagement raised Rohingya issue in UN forums

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The Gambia v. Myanmar filedBy Organization of Islamic Cooperation member state The Gambia