Aung San Suu Kyi may not have supported or personally ordered the oppression of the Rohingya. However, as the leader of the government, she cannot escape accountability—particularly on the global stage, where the situation has already been labeled a genocide. 1. Aung San Suu Kyi’s Policy and Stance on the Rohingya Issue While Aung San Suu Kyi may not have personally endorsed or ordered the persecution of the Rohingya, her position as the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) government—following its landslide victory in November 2015—coupled with her dual roles as State Counsellor and Foreign Minister , meant she could not evade accountability on the global stage. Her stance and policies can be distilled into four core pillars: Protection of All Communities: During the heightened tensions of September 2017, Suu Kyi maintained that the government was doing its utmost to protect all communities in Rakhine State. She also asserted that much of the information regarding the ...