" Before becoming Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest for defying the country's feared generals. Now, the Nobel peace laureate faces an attempt to have her imprisoned for supporting them. A lawsuit filed in Argentina on Wednesday alleges the former human rights icon contributed to a genocidal campaign against the Rohingya minority that included military-led mass killings in August 2017. More: Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at UN court UN chief 'deeply concerned' over Rohingya crisis Opinion: Inaction on China and India's crimes emboldens Myanmar Among other things, she oversaw government policies "tending towards the annihilation of the Rohingya", such as confining them to "ghettos" with severely limited access to healthcare and education, the lawsuit said. "For the cycle of violence to end, it is crucial that all those responsible for the genocide - whether they wear a uniform or not - are brought to justice," said Tun Khin, president of the London-based Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), which filed the case at a federal court in Buenos Aires. Efforts at securing justice for the Rohingya have so far largely focussed on top generals who orchestrated the 2017 killings in coastal Rakhine state, including the military's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing..."