The undersigned organizations and individuals — with representation from multiple geographic regions — express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to express strong support for a procedure to be adopted at the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly to move the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity forward to negotiations for a treaty.

Throughout history, millions of people have been subjected to murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, persecution, and other atrocities that have shocked the conscience of humanity. Crimes against humanity continue unabated across the globe and the Draft Articles provide a timely and urgent opportunity for states to help end impunity.

Although crimes against humanity are among the most serious crimes in international law, there has yet to be a treaty regulating their prevention and punishment. A treaty on crimes against humanity would close a crucial gap in the current international framework on mass atrocities as well as clarifying states’ duties to prevent such crimes and means to cooperate with each other. A crimes against humanity treaty can also rightfully contribute to global affirmation of the gravity of these crimes.

In 2013, the UN’s International Law Commission approved crimes against humanity to be included in its programme of work. The Commission, in 2019, recommended the elaboration of a convention by the UN General Assembly or by an international conference. 

In 2022, the UN’s Sixth Committee adopted resolution 77/249 to take forward steps for a treaty on crimes against humanity, including two interactive sessions in 2023 and 2024 on the Draft Articles, and a plan to take a decision on the ILC’s recommendation that a treaty go forward in the 79th session of the General Assembly.

We believe the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles represent a strong starting point to open negotiations on a treaty. There is broad agreement that the Draft Articles contain a number of positive elements, and differences in perspectives on the existing Draft Articles should not be used to perpetuate inaction. Accordingly, we urge states to follow the Commission’s recommendation that a treaty on crimes against humanity should be negotiated, either by the General Assembly itself or in a Diplomatic Conference convened for that purpose.

Our organizations also urge states to identify important areas for further strengthening the Draft Articles. A variety of civil society groups have developed proposals toward this end. These include strengthening the proposed treaty by a variety of means.

We urge states also to express overall support for an approach to the development of a crimes against humanity treaty that is gender-competent, survivor-centric, and deploys an intersectional lens. This includes ensuring the inclusion of a non-discrimination provision to apply and interpret the treaty’s provisions consistent with international human rights law.

We believe it is equally essential that the treaty-making process itself is inclusive. States should facilitate meaningful, inclusive, and safe public and civil society participation from across the region, in all stages of the treaty-development process, including by people of all gender identities, as well as victims, survivors, and affected communities, and ensure that their voices are adequately represented in the final provisions of the treaty.

***This statement has been updated with a deletion of three references to the April 2024 UN 78th Resumed Session, for which the statement was first drafted, to reflect the continued relevance of the message ahead of the UN General Assembly’s upcoming 79th Session.***

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Signatory Organizations:

1. 21 Century Forum
2. Abogados Sin Fronteras Canadá
3. The Acalypha Child Care Initiative (Nigeria)
4. ACIEDD (Tchad)
5. Action des Chretiens pour l’Abolition de la Torture au Burundi
6. Action for Change
7. Action Network for Gender Equity & Law
8. ADIFEVEA World (DRC)
9. Adovicuganda International
10. Afghanistan Human Rights Advocates
11. Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (Ghana)
12. Africa Legal Aid
13. African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies
14. African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances
15. African Platform for Human Rights and Governance
16. AfricanDefenders
17. Afrique Performance (Benin)
18. Agewell Foundation (India)
19. Al-Haq (Palestine)
20. Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Palestine)
21. Alerte Congolaise pour l’environnement et les droits de l’homme
22. All Survivors Project
23. Alliance Internationale pour la Défense des droits et des libertés
24. Alpha Support Development Programme (Kenya)
25. ALTSEAN – Burma
26. The America Team for Displaced Eritreans
27. Amnesty International
28. Anti-Domestic Violence Center (Uganda)
29. Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace (New Zealand)
30. ApiriHallowed Foundation (Benin)
31. The Arrested Lawyers Initiative (Brussels)
32. Ascend Youth Zambia
33. ASD-INKINGI (Uganda)
34. Ashtar Development Organization
35. Asia Justice Coalition
36. Asian American Center of Frederick
37. Asian Muslim Action Network (Thailand)
38. Asian Resource Foundation (Thailand)
39. Asociación Española para el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
40. Associação Jurista ba Justisa (Timor-Leste)
41. l’Association des victimes, parents et Amis du 28 septembre 2009 (Guinea)
42. Association for the Welfare of Women and Indigenous People (Cameroon)
43. Association of World Citizens (France)
44. Association pour le Développement des Initiatives Paysannes (DRC)
45. Associazione di solidarietà donne per le donne
46. Athena Tech & Atrocities Advisory
47. Australian Centre for International Justice
48. Avaaz
49. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
50. Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (India)
51. Basel Peace Office (Switzerland)
52. Better Tomorrow for Child Empowerment Foundation (Nigeria)
53. Biafra Government in Exile
54. Blaž Golob GFS Institute (Slovenia)
55. Burma Human Rights Network
56. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
57. Cameroon Women’s Peace Movement
58. Canada’s Feminist Forum for Afghanistan
59. Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
60. Celebrity Media Alliance, Inc.
61. Center for Accountability and Rule of Law – Sierra Leone
62. Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
63. Center Against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict
64. Center for Human Rights Advocacy
65. Center for Human Rights in Iran
66. The Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law
67. Center for Justice and Accountability
68. Center for Peace Building and Democracy in Liberia
69. Centre for Democracy and Human Rights
70. Centre International de Droit Comparé de l’Environnement (France)
71. Centre Libanais des Droits Humains
72. Centre for Policy Alternatives (Sri Lanka)
73. Centre de Recherche sur l’environnement, la démocratie et les droits de l’homme (DRC)
74. Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication (India)
75. Centre for Social Mobilization and Sustainable Development (Ghana)
76. El Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (Argentina)
77. Centro de Análisis Forense y Ciencias Aplicadas (Guatemala)
78. Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation and Trafficking
79. Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional
80. Centro Mexicano de Responsabilidad Global
81. Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos
82. Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género – Corporación Humanas (Chile)
83. Child Rescue Foundation (Zambia)
84. CIDA Organisation
85. The Circle
86. Citizens for Global Solutions
87. Civil Centre for Peace, Justice and Development (Nigeria)
88. Civil Education is the Solution for Poverty and Environmental Management (Tanzania)
89. Civil Rights Defenders
90. Civitas Maximas
91. The Coalition Burundaise des Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme
92. Coalition contre l’impunite (Tchad)
93. Coalition des Volontaires pour la Paix et le Développement (DRC)
94. Coalition for the Prevention of Hazara Genocide (Afghanistan)
95. La Coalition Ivoirienne pour la Cour Pénale International
96. Coalition for the Prevention of Hazara Genocide
97. Coalition for the Promotion of Women’s Rights (Nigeria)
98. Coalition of Somali Human Rights Defenders
99. Coalitions de l’Afrique Francophone pour la Cour Penale Internationale
100. CobraCrusade Lira
101. Comisión de Derechos Humanos
102. Le Comité National pour la Prévention et la Répression du Génocide des crimes de guerres crimes contre l’humanité et de toute forme de Discrimination de la République Démocratique du Congo
103. Committee For Justice (Egypt)
104. The Common Good Foundation
105. Community Empowerment for Progress Organization
106. Community Peace Practitioners Association (Nigeria)
107. Community Women Peace Mediators (Cameroon)
108. Concern for Integrated Development (Ethiopia)
109. Congress of Nations and States
110. Corruption Brakes Crusade (Uganda)
111. Crimes Against Humanity Initiative
112. CSO Advocacy Platform of Liberia
113. Darfur Bar Association
114. Darfur Network for Human Rights
115. Darfur Women’s Action Group
116. Debotional and Dedicated Services Community Development Organization (Tanzania)
117. Defend International
118. DefendDefenders (Uganda)
119. Defense Sans Frontière-Avocats Solidaires
120. DePaul University College of Law – International Human Rights Law Institute
121. DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture
122. Disability Rights International
123. Divine Foundation for Disabled Persons (Nigeria)
124. Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation (The Hague)
125. The Duty Legacy
126. Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (Nigeria)
127. Eden Centre (Zimbabwe)
128. Education as a Vaccine (Nigeria)
129. Educational and Health Organization for Afghanistan Women
130. EnGendeRights (Philippines)
131. Ensaaf
132. Environnemental Frontline (DRC)
133. Eritrea Focu
134. Eritrean Afar National Congress
135. European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights
136. European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
137. European Federalist Movement
138. The European Law Students’ Association
139. Every Woman Treaty
140. Fantanka (The Gambia)
141. Farida e.V. (Farida Global Organization)
142. Femena
143. Finnish Afghans Center
144. Fondation Agape pour l’Enfant Africain (Burundi)
145. Fondation Bill Clinton pour la Paix (DRC)
146. Food and Rural Development Foundation (Cameroon)
147. Food4Humanity (Yemen)
148. Fortify Rights
149. Forum of Nigerian Women in Politics (Nigeria)
150. Forum des organisations nationales humanitaires et de développement (DRC)
151. Foundation Builders (Nigeria)
152. Foundation for Human Rights and Democracy (Liberia)
153. Foundation for Human Rights Initiative – Uganda
154. FrameOut (Sri Lanka)
155. Free Speech Association
156. Free Yezidi Foundation
157. Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón
158. Fundación para el Debido Proceso
159. The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children
160. Geitasamo Paralegal Organization
161. Gender Action for Peace and Security
162. Gender Centre for Empowering Development
163. Generation for Rights Over the World
164. Generation of Change (Pakistan)
165. Genocide Alert (Germany)
166. Genocide Watch
167. Global Call to Action Against Poverty
168. Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
169. Global Compliance Research Project
170. Global Justice and Research Project (Liberia)
171. Global Justice Center
172. Global Missions International (Nigeria)
173. Global Peace and Development Organization (Kenya)
174. Global Rights Compliance
175. Global Security Institute
176. Global Survivor’s Fund (Switzerland)
177. Grace Agenda (Kenya)
178. Groupe d’associations de défense des droits de l’homme et de la Paix (DRC)
179. Gulf Centre for Human Rights (Lebanon)
180. HakiMadini
181. Happy Phage (South Africa)
182. Hazara Society Policy Center
183. Hikima Community Mobilization and Development Initiative (Nigeria)
184. Hitma Organization for Cultural and Social Development
185. Hope Advocates Africa
186. Horn Afrik News Agency for Human Rights
187. Human Rescue DRC
188. Human Rights and Development in Africa
189. Human Rights Concern – Eritrea
190. Human Rights Defenders Network – Sierra Leone
191. Human Rights Sanrakshan Sansthaa
192. Human Rights Watch
193. ICR Justice Africa
194. IDHEAS Litigio Estratégico en Derechos Humanos
195. Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples North East Zone
196. Initiative for Gender Transformation, Education and Community Development (Nigeria
197. Initiative for Good Governance and Transparency in Tanzania
198. INMAA Organization for Development (Iraq)
199. Institute for Global Peace and Sustainable Governance
200. Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa
201. Institute for Security Studies (South Africa)
202. Integrity Initiatives International
203. Interest of Justice
204. Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
205. International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law
206. International Association of Genocide Scholars
207. International Association of People’s Lawyers
208. International Center for the Study, Prevention, and Treatment of MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma
209. International Civil Society Action Network
210. International Commission of Jurists
211. International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section
212. International Commission of Jurists, Norway
213. International Community for Georgia Development and the Progress
214. International Federation for Human Rights
215. International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture
216. International Helping for the Young (Chat)
217. International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative
218. The International Network on Disability, Peace and Security
219. International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Nigeria)
220. International Service for Human Rights
221. International Society for Health and Human Rights
222. International Tribunal of Conscience of Peoples in Movement
223. Investigator Organization for the Rule of Law (Iraq)
224. Invisible Children
225. Instituto de estudios comparados en ciencias penales de Guatemala
226. Ishtar Development Organization (Syria)
227. Islamic Women’s Association for Research and Empowerment (Sri Lanka)
228. Italian Federation for Human Rights
229. Iteka Initiative
230. Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Elimu ya Wototo Pemba
231. Just Planet
232. Justice Access Point (Uganda)
233. Justice House (MENA Region)
234. Justicia Asbl (DRC)
235. Keen and Care Initiative (Nigeria)
236. Kenya Human Rights Commission
237. Khmer National Liberation Front
238. Kinnapa Development Programme (Tanzania)
239. Kosova Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims
240. Laboratorio de Litigio Estructural
241. Law Office of Lori J. Williams, LLC
242. Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
243. Lawyers for Human Rights (South Africa)
244. League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran
245. Legal Action Worldwide
246. Legal Defence and Assistance Project (Nigeria)
247. Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)
248. Liberty Sparks
249. Libyan Human Rights Clinic
250. Ligue Burundaise des droits de l’homme Iteka (Rwanda)
251. Ligue des Droits de la personne dans la région des Grands-Lacs (Burundi, Rwanda, and DRC)
252. L’Organisation Guinéenne de Défense des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen
253. Luz de Esperanza Desaparecidos Jalisco A. C. (Mexico)
254. MADRE
255. Mahabad Organisation for Human Rights
256. Marci Roth World Institute on Disability
257. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
258. MAUJ Foundation (Syria)
259. Mayors for Peace (Croatia)
260. Minnesota Peace Project
261. Missing Persons Families Group (Türkiye and Syria)
262. Mizan Organization for Legal Studies on Human Rights
263. Mobilized News
264. Monitor de Derechos Humanos (Venezuela)
265. Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights
266. Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network
267. Musawa
268. My World México
269. National Forum for Human Rights (Yemen)
270. National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Chapter
271. National Lawyers Guild Task Force on the Americas
272. Netwomening Association (Spain)
273. New Humanity
274. Never Again International – Canada
275. Nigeria Human Rights Defenders Network
276. Non-Governmental Coordinating Council (Zambia)
277. Nord-Kivu Hjelpeforening
278. Northern Justice Watch
279. Norwegian Helsinki Committee
280. La Nouvelle Société Civile Congolaise
281. Omeria Community Development Organization
282. ONG Amaranta (Chile)
283. Operation Broken Silence
284. Organisation for Gender, Civic Engagement and Youth Development Cameroon
285. Our Culture is Giving
286. Outright International
287. PA “Social Technologies Agency” (Kyrgyzstan)
288. Pan African Lawyers Union
289. Parliamentarians for Global Action
290. Partners in Justice International
291. Partnership for Justice (Nigeria)
292. Peace and Humanitarian Association (Cameroon)
293. Peace Track Initiative (Canada and Yemen)
294. Pemba Child Rights Environment and Malaria Control Organization
295. People for Successful Corean Unification (South Korea and US)
296. Persons Against Non-State Torture
297. Physicians for Human Rights
298. Physicians for Social Responsibility Iowa
299. Platform for Social Justice (Uganda)
300. The Populace Foundation International (Uganda)
301. Prime Peace Foundation (Ghana)
302. Programa Venezolano de Educación Acción en Derechos Humanos (Venezuela)
303. Progressive Democrats Association (Ghana)
304. Progressive Voice (Myanmar)
305. Protection Approaches
306. Raising Up Friendship Foundation (Tanzania)
307. Reach Out Cameroon
308. Red Federal de Estudios sobre el Derecho Humano a la Paz (Argentina)
309. Redress
310. Regional Advocacy for Women’s Sustainable Advancement (MENA)
311. The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in Southwest Asia and North Africa
312. Renand Foundation (Haiti)
313. Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (Senegal)
314. Researchers Without Borders (Uganda)
315. Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale
316. Reseau Equitas Cote d’Ivoire
317. Réseau Equitas (DRC)
318. Rights and Rice Foundation (Liberia)
319. Rohingya Justice Initiative
320. Room to Heal
321. SACCORD (Zambia)
322. Safe Island for Women and Children (Tanzania)
323. Sam Organization for Rights and Development (Yemen)
324. SAHRiNGON Tanzania Chapter
325. Save life community initiative in Taraba SLICOM-I (Nigeria)
326. Save the Children (USA, Afghanistan)
327. Save the Mother and Children of Central Tanzania
328. Sentinel Project (Canada)
329. Servicio Paz y Justicia Paragua
330. Seville University (Spain)
331. Shevolution
332. Sima Community Based Organization (Kenya)
333. Society for Threatened Peoples (Germany)
334. Solo Sandeng Foundation (The Gambia)
335. Somali Human Rights Association
336. SOS – TB 
337. South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network
338. South Sudan Youth Peace and Development Organization
339. Southern African Litigation Centre
340. Southern Anti-Racism Network
341. Stop Crimes Against Humanity
342. STRALI (Italy)
343. Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (Global)
344. Strategic Litigation Project (US)
345. Students for Global Democracy Uganda
346. Synergie des femmes pour les victimes des violences sexuelles (DRC)
347. Synergie Ukingo Wet (DRC)
348. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre
349. Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression
350. The Syrian Legal Development Programme
351. Tanzania Centre For Economic and Social Rights
352. Tanzania Community Health Information and Support
353. Tanzania GCAP Coalition
354. Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition
355. Taraba Advocacy and Rehabilitation Foundation (Nigeria)
356. Teaching Artist Institute (Eastern and Western Africa)
357. Tigrians Canadian Immigration Association
358. Transitional Justice Working Group (South Korea)
359. TRIAL International
360. Tribune Azad Iran laïque
361. Trios Human Development Foundation (Nigeria)
362. Tunisian Human Rights League
363. Union des Amis Socio Culturels d’Action en Developpement
364. United Nations Association of Sweden
365. Universal Foundation On Good Governance And Human Rights (Cameroon)
366. University of Nottingham Law School
367. Visionary Ethics Foundation (Costa Rica)
368. Voix d’eve (Tunisia)
369. The West African Transitional Justice Centre
370. Udisha (India)
371. Uganda Peace Foundation
372. UN Association of South Sudan
373. UN Youth South Sudan
374. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
375. United States International Council on Disabilities
376. United Justice
377. United Nations Association – Chad
378. University of Chicago Law School Global Human Rights Clinic
379. University of San Francisco Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic
380. Upendo Care Organization (Kenya)
381. Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights
382. Vision Congo ONGD
383. La Voix de l’enfant (Tchad)
384. La Voix des Sans Voix pour les Droits de l’homme (DRC)
385. Volunteer for Youth in Health and Development  
386. War Crimes Research Office, American University
387. Washington Center for Justice
388. Wayamo Foundation (Germany)
389. We are NOT Weapons of War
390. Weichel & Associates
391. West African Human Rights Defenders Network
392. The West African Transitional Justice Center (Nigeria)
393. Winam Chanua Dada CBO (CHADALA) (Kenya)
394. Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (Nigeria)
395. Women & Children in Support of Community Development Initiate (Nigeria)
396. Women Counselling Initiative (Nigeria)
397. Women for Afghan Women
398. Women for Human Rights (Nepal)
399. Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
400. Women for Permanent Peace and Justice
401. Women’s Action Network Sri Lanka
402. Women’s Association for Women and Victims’ Empowerment (The Gambia)
403. Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (Philippines)
404. Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice
405. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, U.K. Section
406. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section
407. Women’s League of Burma
408. Women’s Link Worldwide
409. Women’s Organization for Transitional Justice (Türkiye)
410. Women’s Peace Network
411. Women’s Regional Network (Pakistan, India, Afghanistan)
412. World Federalist Movement – Canada
413. World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (Czech Republic)
414. World Future Council – Institute for Global Policy (International)
415. World Hazara Council USA
416. World Institute on Disability
417. World Organisation against Torture
418. World Peace Alliance
419. World Service Authority
420. World United
421. World Without Genocide
422. Yazda
423. Yelef Initiative (The Gambia)
424. Yemen Red Crescent
425. Zoulgouta Foundation (Cameroon)

Individuals:

426. Asli Abbasi, Ph.D., Human Rights Researcher and Activist, Iran
427. Hirad Abtahi, Chef de Cabinet of the Presidency to the International Criminal Court
428. Grace Acan, SEMA/Women’s Advocacy Network
429. Professor William Aceves, California Western School of Law
430. Hashem Ahmadian
431. Zubaida Akbar, Woman Human Rights Defender
432. Professor Susan M. Akram, Boston University International Human Rights Clinic
433. Dr. Widad Akreyi, International Atrocity Expert and Human Rights Leader
434. Mohamed Al Shami, President, Alliance Internationale pour la Défense des droits et des libertés
435. Maya Alrahabi, Executive Director, Musawa
436. Riad Alakar
437. Alfadil Alnor, Human Rights Activist
438. Professor Dr. Kai Ambos, Georg August Universität Göttingen
439. Alejandra Bernardo Andrés, Senior Gender Advisor, Morocco
440. Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons), The Queen’s University of Belfast/Minnesota Law School
441. Peter Archer, Ireland
442. Rayhan Asat, Human Rights Lawyer
443. Sareta Ash, Senior Gender Expert
444. Professor Sahar Aziz, Rutgers University Law School
445. Abdul Azizi
446. Professor Tae-Ung Baik, University of Hawaii at Manoa
447. Anastasia Banda, Women’s Rights Activist, Zambia
448. Professor John Q. Barrett, St. John’s University
449. Melanie Bennett, Film Producer and Activist
450. Professor Karima Bennoune, University of Michigan Law School
451. John Berger, Senior Fellow, Center on National Security, Fordham University
452. Professor Mark S. Berlin, Marquette University
453. Jutta F. Bertram-Nothnagel, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Vice President
454. Zurab Bezhanishvili, President, International Community for Georgia Development and the Progress
455. Judge Gilbert Bitti, Kosovo Specialist Chambers
456. Professor Marco Bocchese, Webster Vienna Private University
457. Professor Michael Bohlander, Durham University
458. Elizabeth Pérez Botí
459. Jules Braet, Belgium
460. Professor Mike Brand, Atrocities Prevention Advocate
461. Elizabeth Broadbent, Member of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
462. Reed Brody, Former Director of UN Missions – El Salvador and DRC
463. Lord Dustin Bryce, International Legal Scholar and Human Rights Defender
464. Todd Buchwald, Member, United Nations Committee Against Torture
465. Professor Antonio Bultrini, University of Florence
466. Andreas Bummel, Executive Director, Democracy Without Borders
467. Professor David Donat Cattin, New York University
468. Professor Andrea Caligiuri, University of Macerata
469. Professor Nelson Camilo Sanchez, University of Virginia School of Law
470. Quianna Canada, Human Rights Defender
471. Dr. Mónica Castillejos-Aragón, UC Berkeley Law
472. Eleni Chaitidou, Senior Legal Officer, Kosovo Specialist Chambers
473. Professor Rita Chemaly, Political Sciences, Lebanon
474. Dr. Lecturer Giovanni Chiarini, University of Huddersfield
475. In-Jin Chung, Barun Law
476. Professor Roger S. Clark, Rutgers Law School
477. Charles Clements, Former President of Physicians for Human Rights
478. Matteo Colorio, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
479. Ambassador Hans Corell
480. Philippe Currat, Lawyer
481. Mazen Darwish, Syrian lawyer and Human Rights Defender
482. Lady Xylie Desiree, International Legal Scholar and Human Rights Defender
483. Jens Dieckmann, International Lawyer
484. Dr. Viviane Dittrich, Deputy Director, International Nuremberg Principles Academy
485. Carlos Villán Durán, Asociación Española para el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
486. Professor Terje Einarsen, University of Bergen
487. Enie Valery Elive, Greening Forward
488. Dr. Ingrid Elliot, Bahamas
489. Dr. Mark Ellis, International Bar Association, Executive Director
490. Jenny Engledow, Member of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
491. Professor José Elías Esteve, University of Valencia
492. Professor Hon. Gareth Evans, Australian National University
493. Edward Lyonga Ewule, International Legal Scholar and Human Rights Defender
494. Professor Aaron Fellmeth, ABILA International Human Rights Committee, Co-Chair
495. Daoud Daoud, CEO, SALAM
496. Professor Stephanie Farrior
497. Dr. Carlos René Fernández Pérez, Guatemala
498. Roisin Flynn
499. Bhavani Fonseka, Centre for Policy Alternatives
500. Quazi Omar Foysal, American International University, Bangladesh
501. Ingrid Burke Friedman, JURIST Legal News
502. Anne Gamurorwa, Communication for Development Foundation Uganda
503. Professor Sévane Garibian, Université de Genève
504. Professor Hannah R. Garry, UCLA Law Promise Institute for Human Rights
505. Paul Garthe, Portugal
506. Dr. Patsy George, Activist
507. Joseph Gimba Ph. D, Center for Peace Education and Community Development, Nigeria
508. Justice Richard Goldstone
509. Professor Gregory S. Gordon, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
510. Michael S. Greco, Former President of American Bar Association
511. Dr. Rosemary Grey, University of Sydney
512. Dr. Leena Grover, Tilburg University
513. Elida Guerra, Human Rights Lawyer
514. Professor Jonathan Hafetz, Seton Hall Law School
515. Khaliqyar Haidary, Human Rights Defender
516. Christopher “Kip” Hale, Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine, Georgetown Law’s International Criminal Justice Initiative
517. Nicholas Haley
518. Professor Lindsay M. Harris
519. Professor Steven Heydemann, Smith College
520. Professor Yasushi Higashizawa, Meijigakuin University
521. Christina Hioureas, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP
522. Esther Hoole, Activist, Sri Lanka
523. Abigail Edem Hunu, Ghana
524. Deena R. Hurwitz, Senior Fellow, Northeastern University School of Law
525. Shirin Ibadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
526. Professor Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi, Indiana University
527. Dr. Jens Iverson, Leiden University
528. Junemarie Justus, Founder and CEO, Acorn Project
529. Martina M. Kabisama
530. Naga Kandiah, Public Law and Human Rights Solicitor
531. Professor Paul Kang, Korea University School of Law
532. Sayedul Karim, Founder and President, Rohingya Justice Initiative
533. Sarah Kihika Kasande, Human Rights Lawyer, Uganda
534. Valentin Plichon Kauffmann, Politician
535. Professor Patrick J. Keenan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
536. Professor Michael J. Kelly, Creighton University
537. Professor Gerhard Kemp, UWE Bristol Law School
538. Dr. Professor Mark Kersten, University of the Fraser Valley
539. Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
540. John Eugen Kinabo, Tanzania
541. Dr. Professor Mark Klamberg, Stockholm University
542. Dunia Koomson, Zimbabwe
543. Victor Dorawa Koreyo, Executive Director of Abraham’s Children Foundation, Nigeria
544. Dr. Professor Claus Kreß, University of Cologne
545. Judge O-Gon Kwon, former Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
546. Tarek Lamloum, Migrant and Asylum Seeker Case Researcher
547. Maryam Adamu Lanko, Narrow the Gap Child Advocacy Initiative, and SELL Foundation Nigeria
548. Professor Stephen Legomsky, Washington University School of Law
549. Taceo Lenfant
550. Professor David Luban, Georgetown University Law Center
551. Erin Lyons, Chief of Content, Peacekeeping NGO
552. Professor Kathleen M. Maloney, Lewis & Clark Law School
553. Professor Tomás K. Manguel, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad de Palermo
554. Professor Stewart Manley, Malaysia
555. Professor Maria Chiara Marullo, Universitat Jaume
556. Tarcisco Dal Maso
557. Dr. Anja Matwijkiw, Indiana University Northwest
558. Martin Mavenjina
559. Metra Mehran
560. Professor Juan Mendez, American University
561. Dr. Abdul Aziz Meslat
562. Professor Bonita Meyersfeld, Wits School of Law
563. Professor Saira Mohamed, UC Berkeley School of Law
564. Sadiq Mohammed
565. HE Dr. Sanji Monageng, Former Judge of the International Criminal Court
566. Lucilene Morandi, Gender and Economy Research Center, Brazil
567. Muhammad Sharif Muhammad, Founder and President, Hitma Development Organization
568. Professor Karen Musalo, UC Law, San Francisco
569. Dr. Lahbib Naaimi, Law for Palestine (Morocco)
570. Dr. Eva-Maria Nag, Global Policy Journal
571. Yalda Naiemy, Save the Children International, Afghanistan
572. Professor (ret.) Abdul Hameed Nayyar, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
573. Joshua Ndahiro
574. Patricia Ndhlovu, Zambia
575. Stella Ndirangu, International Criminal Law Expert
576. Nancy J. Newman, International Action for Gender Equity & Law, Founder
577. Ms. Khin Ohmar, Burmese Activist and Human Rights Practitioner
578. Tschika McBean Okosi, US & Guyana
579. Mr. Lawrence Osong, Nigeria
580. Professor Oyeronke Olademo, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
581. Professor Valerie Oosterveld, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law
582. Professor David I. Orenstein, City University of New York
583. Linda Osman, Syrian Legalist and Human Rights Activist
584. Professor Dr. Milton Owuor, Director & Chair, Center for International Criminal Justice Africa
585. Professor Anjli Parrin, University of Chicago Law School, Global Human Rights Clinic
586. Laura Fuentes Pavez, Human Rights Lawyer
587. Nizam Peerwani, M.D., Forensic Pathologist and Human Rights Activist, Physicians for Human Rights
588. Carmelo Faleh Pérez, Asociación Española para el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
589. C.J. Polychroniou, Journalist and former Academic
590. Kamala Poudel, Program Officer, KOSHISH Nepal
591. Dr. Joseph Powderly, Leiden University
592. ChanPhosda Prak, Gender and Development for Cambodia
593. Tania Principe, Nobel Women’s Initiative
594. Ehsan Qaane, Co-Founder, Afghanistan Transitional Justice Coordination Group
595. Teresa Quadt, Germany
596. James Selasi Quarshie, Amnesty International – Ghana Section
597. Klaus U. Rackwitz, International Law Expert
598. Akila Radhakrishnan, Strategic Legal Adviser, Gender Justice, Atlantic Council and President, Global Justice Center (2018–2023)
599. Dr. Claire Raissian, University College Cork
600. Stephen Rapp, Former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (2009–2015)
601. Professor Darryl Robinson, Queen’s University Faculty of Law
602. Rev. Dr. Lisa D. Robinson
603. Professor Naomi Roht-Arriaza, University of California Law, San Francisco
604. Professor Gabor Rona, Cardozo Law School
605. Erin Farrell Rosenberg, University of Cincinnati College of Law
606. Indira Rosenthal, Gender expert
607. Carlotta Rossato, University of Padua, Human Rights Centre
608. Professor Brad Roth, Wayne State University
609. Kenneth Roth, Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
610. Carole Roushdy, Egypt
611. Professor Susana SáCouto, American University Washington College of Law
612. Professor Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law
613. Dr. Human Saeed, University of Leuven
614. Professor Phillipe Sands, University College London
615. Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, Center for Policy Alternatives (Sri Lanka)
616. Christine Savino, Taiwan
617. Professor William Schabas, Middlesex University
618. David J. Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997–2001)
619. Judge (ret). Wolfgang Schomburg, Former Judge of ICTY and ICTR
620. Fred Sekindi
621. Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, University of OxfordDr. Livingstone Sewanya, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative
622. Joseph Severe, UNASCAD – Haiti
623. Professor Rajika L. Shah, LMU Loyola Law School, Justice for Atrocities Clinic
624. Tarazi Mohammed Sheikh, Brac University
625. Andre Sheldon, Director, Global Strategy of Nonviolence
626. Anabella Sibrián, Human Rights Defender
627. Shenali De Silva, Human Rights Lawyer
628. Professor David Sloss, Santa Clara University School of Law
629. Dr. Sheetal Soni, University of Kwazulu – Natal South Africa
630. Professor Milena Sterio, Cleveland State University College of Law
631. Léa-Rose Stoian, Legal Advisor in Criminal Justice and Criminology
632. Professor Lori Sudderth, Quinnipiac University
633. Jeanne Sulzer, Impact Litigation
634. Dr. Sheena Swemmer, University of Witwatersrand
635. Sal Taal, Former President, Gambian Bar Association
636. Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Future, Director
637. Tony Tracy, Ireland
638. Professor Jennifer Trahan, New York University
639. Dr. Victor Tsilonis, Chairman, Intellectum Scientific Society
640. Professor Viacheslav Tuliakov, National University Odessa Law Academy (Ukraine)
641. Dr. Anne-Marie Tupuola-Plunkett, Independent Scholar and International Consultant
642. Dr. Estrella del Valle Calzada, University of Valencia
643. Professor Catherine Van De Heyning, University of Antwerp
644. Judge Christine Van De Wyngaert, Kosovo Specialist Chambers
645. Professor Elisabeth Ward, DePaul University College of Law
646. Adarsh K. Warman, Global Peace Ambassador, Humanitarian
647. Mohamed Abdikarem Warsame, Director, Ismail Mire Foundation (Somalia)
648. Peter Weiss
649. Professor Liz Wickeri, Fordham University Law School
650. Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
651. Gregory Wright, Principal, Wright Thinking
652. Hashim Yussif, Progressive Democrats Association, Ghana
653. Assistant Professor Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Zakaria
654. Professor Francisco Javier Zamora Cabot, Universitat Jaume
655. Parisa Zangeneh, Ph.D. Student, National University of Ireland
656. Ali Zeer, Syrian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender
     
     Updated to reflect additional signatures on 10/08/2024.