Giving Compass' Take:

• The first international legal attempts to obtain justice for the Rohingya people come in the form of three separate court cases brought against Myanmar. 

• What are the next steps for the Rohingya if the court cases do see their desired results?  

• Here are some facts and figures on the Rohingya refugee crisis. 

Last week, three separate cases were filed against Myanmar for atrocities against Rohingya people in the first international legal attempts to bring justice to the persecuted Muslim minority.

The Gambia brought a genocide case against Myanmar on November 11 in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), urging the United Nations court to order measures to immediately stop atrocities and genocide against its own Rohingya people.

On November 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched an investigation into Rohingya prosecution, while a separate lawsuit was filed against Myanmar's de facto ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an Argentine court.

Thousands of Rohingya have been killed and more than 740,000 of them have taken shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh since August 2017 to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving gang rapes, killings and arson.

A UN report released last year called for the military leaders to be investigated for genocide and war crimes in Rakhine state.

"Rohingya victims have been waiting for a long time for international courts to take action against the Myanmar government for its ongoing atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority," said Nay San Lwin, campaign coordinator of the Free Rohingya Coalition.

The three cases are complementary but can be distinguished on the basis of the crimes they charge Myanmar with, the identity of the accused and the remedies the courts can order. Each court offers distinct advantages.

Read the full article about international cases brought against Myanmar by Mia Swart at Aljazeera.