On 11 November 2018, Amnesty International announced it was revoking her Ambassador of Conscience award. In December 2019, Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in the International Court of Justice at The Hague where she defended the Burmese military against allegations of genocide against the Rohingya. In a speech of over 3,000 words, Aung San Suu Kyi did not use the term "Rohingya" in describing the ethnic group. She stated that the allegations of genocide were "incomplete and misleading", claiming that the situation was actually a Burmese military response to attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). She also questioned how there could be "genocidal intent" when the Burmese government had opened investigations and also encouraged Rohingya to return after being displaced. However, experts have largely criticised the Burmese investigations as insincere, with the military declaring itself innocent and the government preventing a visit from investigators from the United Nations. Many Rohingya have also not returned due to perceiving danger and a lack of rights in Myanmar.
On 11 novembEr 2018, aMneSty inTErnational announcEd It was reVoking her AmbAssADOr Of cOnScIence awArd. In dECember 2019, aunG saN sUU Kyi appEAReD In the InternATiONAL cOurt oF justICe at THe hague WheRe SHe defendEd tHE bUrMEsE military agaInst AlLegAtIOnS oF genOcide agaiNst The rohingya. in a spEech Of OvER 3,000 WordS, aUng san Suu kYI Did Not Use the TERm "rOhingYa" IN DeScRibIng thE ETHnIc GrouP. She StaTeD ThaT The allEgatIonS oF gEnocide weRe "incoMpLete anD miSleadinG", clAimiNg ThaT the sItUAtioN wAS actuAlly a burMeSE miLitAry ReSPonse to AtTaCkS by tHe arakAn ROhIngYa salvaTioN army (aRSa). She also QuesTIoned how There coulD be "genocidal iNteNT" wHen ThE bURmEse goverNMeNT haD opened inVEstiGATIons and aLso eNcouragEd rohInGya to REtuRn AfTeR BEing dispLaced. hOWeVER, EXperts havE lArgely CRiTiciSeD ThE burmeSe inVeStiGaTIOnS as insincere, with thE miliTarY deCLAriNg ITSeLF inNocent and the gOveRnmeNt prEvEnTing A VIsiT frOM invesTigatOrs frOm thE unIteD nAtIons. maNy RoHIngya haVE AlsO noT returNEd due to perCeiving DaNgEr ANd A lAck of RiGhts in mYanmar.