Canada intervenes in Rohingya genocide case at ICJ; wins torture ban in complaint against Syria

By Cristin Schmitz (November 17, 2023, 2:46 PM EST) -- As a provisional measure, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Syria not to allow or engage in the torture of prisoners, following a complaint by Canada and the Netherlands — both of which also intervened at the world court this week in a separate complaint by The Gambia which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against that country’s Rohingya population....