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- [Proposed Revision to the Definition of Torture under Article 2 (2)(e) of the Draft
Articles on the Prevent and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/proposed-revision-to-the-definition-of-torture-under-article-2-2e-of-the-draftarticles-on-the-prevent-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - This proposal is intended to bring the language presently included in Draft Article 2(2)(e) in line with customary international law. Specifically, under the Draft Treaty, a victim of torture as a crime against humanity must have been “in the custody or control of the accused.” This requirement is inconsistent with customary international law, which has never included a custody or control element.
- [Proposed Revised Text of Article 2(1)(g) of the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/proposed-revised-text-of-article-21g-of-the-draft-articles-on-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - Art. 2 Definition of crimes against humanity 1. For the purpose of the present draft articles, “crime against humanity” means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack.
- [FAQ: Slave Trade Proposal for the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/faq-slave-trade-proposal-for-the-draft-articles-on-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - What is the legal basis of the crime of the slave trade? The prohibition of the slave trade is a peremptory (jus cogens) norm impermissible under all circumstances. Defined in the 1926 Slavery Convention6 and the 1956 Supplementary Slavery Convention, the slave trade is an international crime that is firmly grounded in international treaty law and customary international law.
- [Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity — Recommendations on Prevention Obligation](https://cahtreatynow.org/convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-¬-recommendations-on-prevention-obligation/) - Download brief
- [Justicia para los niños y las niñas: Sugerencias de modificaciones textuales al proyecto de artículos](https://cahtreatynow.org/justicia-para-los-ninos-y-las-ninas-sugerencias-de-modificaciones-textuales-al-proyecto-de-articulos/) - Près d’un tiers de la population mondiale a moins de 18 ans. Les enfants font partie des victimes de tous les actes actuellement considérés comme des crimes contre l'humanité, ainsi que d'autres actes de gravité similaires. Historiquement, les mécanismes judiciaires ont adopté une approche centrée sur les adultes en matière d’enquêtes et de poursuites concernant les crimes internationaux, comme l’ont fait les initiatives de réparation. Au cours des trente dernières années, nous avons beaucoup appris sur la manière dont les enfants sont ciblés et particulièrement touchés en raison de leur âge. On en a également appris davantage sur la façon de rendre les procédures judiciaires accessibles et sûres pour les enfants.
- [Justice for Children: Suggested Textual Changes to the Draft Articles](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-children-suggested-textual-changes-to-the-draft-articles/) - Nearly one third of the world’s population is under age 18. Children are among the victims of every act currently considered a crime against humanity, as well as other acts of similar gravity. Historically, justice mechanisms have taken an adult-centric approach to the investigation and prosecution of international crimes, as have reparation initiatives. In the last 30 years, much more has been learned about how children are targeted and uniquely harmed because of their age.
- [Justice pour les enfants: Suggestions de modifications de textes des Projets d’articles](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-pour-les-enfants-suggestions-de-modifications-de-textes-des-projets-darticles/) - Près d’un tiers de la population mondiale a moins de 18 ans. Les enfants font partie des victimes de tous les actes actuellement considérés comme des crimes contre l'humanité, ainsi que d'autres actes de gravité similaires. Historiquement, les mécanismes judiciaires ont adopté une approche centrée sur les adultes en matière d’enquêtes et de poursuites concernant les crimes internationaux, comme l’ont fait les initiatives de réparation. Au cours des trente dernières années, nous avons beaucoup appris sur la manière dont les enfants sont ciblés et particulièrement touchés en raison de leur âge. On en a également appris davantage sur la façon de rendre les procédures judiciaires accessibles et sûres pour les enfants.
- [Advancing Gender Justice in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: A Declaration](https://cahtreatynow.org/advancing-gender-justice-in-the-crimes-against-humanity-convention-a-declaration/) - We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, welcome the official start of preparatory work for a Crimes Against Humanity Convention. This is a significant opportunity to ensure an inclusive instrument that addresses long-standing gaps in the protection against gender-based crimes, particularly for women and girls. We urge states to adopt a gender-competent and intersectional negotiation process
- [Q&A: Codifying Gender Apartheid as a Crime against Humanity under International Law](https://cahtreatynow.org/qa-codifying-gender-apartheid-as-a-crime-against-humanity-under-international-law/) - Download Q&A
- [Summary: The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Forced Marriage](https://cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-and-forced-marriage/) - Download summary View full legal brief
- [Elements of the Proposed Crime against Humanity of Gender Apartheid](https://cahtreatynow.org/elements-of-the-proposed-crime-against-humanity-of-gender-apartheid/) - Since the takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has launched an extreme, systematic gender-based war, issuing and enforcing over 150 laws, regulations, and policies that severely restrict the daily lives of women, girls, and others—systematically cutting them off from equal education, work, healthcare, justice, political power, and movement, erasing them from public life, and relegating them to child bearers, child rearers, and free domestic labor at home. These atrocities have a name: gender apartheid.
- [Declaration: Ensuring the Full, Meaningful, and Safe Participation of Diverse Civil Society in theUN Crimes against Humanity Treaty Process](https://cahtreatynow.org/declaration-ensuring-the-full-meaningful-and-safe-participation-of-diverse-civil-society-in-theun-crimes-against-humanity-treaty-process/) - We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, represent civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations, victim/survivor associations, and academic institutions from around the world. We have technical expertise on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity, including their adjudication before national and international courts and tribunals. Many of us have also directly experienced or witnessed the commission of crimes against humanity. We welcome the opening of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, a vital step towards closing a long-standing accountability gap in international law.
- [Gender Competency Inclusivity and Non-Discrimination](https://cahtreatynow.org/gender-competency-inclusivity-and-non-discrimination/) - Download brief
- [Summary: The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Centering Victims and Survivors](https://cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-and-centering-victims-and-survivors/) - In negotiating the Crimes Against Humanity Convention, states must take a survivor-centric approach. Centering survivors is essential to minimize and repair the harms caused by crimes against humanity, treat survivors with dignity and respect, and facilitate the healing process and the restoration of their autonomy and rights.
- [العدالة للأطفال في الاتفاقية المستقبلية لمنع الجرائم ضد الإنسانية والمعاقبة عليها](https://cahtreatynow.org/العدالة-للأطفال-في-الاتفاقية-المستقب/)
- [Justice pour les enfants dans la future Convention pour la prévention et la répression des crimes contre l’humanité](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-pour-les-enfants-dans-la-future-convention-pour-la-prevention-et-la-repression-des-crimes-contre-lhumanite/) - télécharger le document
- [Justicia para los niños y las niñas en la futura Convención sobre la Prevención y Sanción de los Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad](https://cahtreatynow.org/justicia-para-los-ninos-y-las-ninas-en-la-futura-convencion-sobre-la-prevencion-y-sancion-de-los-crimenes-de-lesa-humanidad/) - descargar el documento
- [Justice for Children in the Future Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-children-in-the-future-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - Download paper
- [Summary: The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and the Slave Trade](https://cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-and-the-slave-trade/) - Download summary View full legal brief
- [Justice for Children in the Future Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity (Information Sheet for Young People)](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-children-in-the-future-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-child-and-youth-info-sheet/) - Download information sheet
- [Justice for Children in the Future Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity (Child and Youth-Friendly Version)](https://cahtreatynow.org/justice-for-children-in-the-future-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-child-and-youth-friendly-version/) - Download report
- [Recommendations for the International
Convention on Prevention and Punishment
of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/recommendations-for-the-internationalconvention-on-prevention-and-punishmentof-crimes-against-humanity/) - Download paper
- [Towards Inclusive Justice: Addressing Persons with Disabilities in the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/towards-inclusive-justice-addressing-persons-with-disabilities-in-the-convention-on-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - Download brief
- [Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity Should Advance Justice for Reproductive Autonomy](https://cahtreatynow.org/draft-articles-on-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity-should-advance-justice-for-reproductive-autonomy/) - Download brief
- [Summary: The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Reproductive Autonomy](https://cahtreatynow.org/summary-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-and-reproductive-autonomy/) - Reproductive autonomy is an individual’s ability to exercise agency over their fertility, including their choice about whether and in what circumstances to reproduce. It is inseparable from human dignity and bodily autonomy, and its violation has profound physical, psychological, social, and economic consequences for affected individuals, families, and communities. Rights related to reproductive autonomy are protected in international and regional human rights instruments.
- [Joint Call to Amend the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention to Encompass Gender Apartheid](https://cahtreatynow.org/joint-call-to-amend-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-to-encompass-gender-apartheid/) - Download brief Powered By EmbedPress
- [Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention Must Center Victims and Survivors](https://cahtreatynow.org/draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-must-center-victims-and-survivors/) - Download brief Persian (Dari) translation
- [پیشنویس کنوانسیون جنایات علیه بشریت باید قربانیان و بازمندگان را در مرکز توجه قرار دهد.](https://cahtreatynow.org/پیشنویس-کنوانسیون-جنایات-علیه-بشریت-ب/)
- [Joint Call to Advance Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention](https://cahtreatynow.org/joint-call-to-advance-gender-justice-in-the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention/) - Download letter
- [The Draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Forced Marriage](https://cahtreatynow.org/the-draft-crimes-against-humanity-convention-and-forced-marriage/) - Download brief
- [Including the Slave Trade in the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/including-the-slave-trade-in-the-draft-articles-on-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/) - Download brief

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- [Media](https://cahtreatynow.org/media/) - ACSC/APF Workshop on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: Vision & Strategy for ASEAN (9/30/2025)— Hosted by Asia Justice Coalition Towards a new UN Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity (12/16/2024)— Hosted by International Center For Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma Gender Justice and the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (12/6/2024)— Hosted by Women’s
- [Legal Briefs & Recommendations](https://cahtreatynow.org/legal-briefs-recommendations/) - Gender Justice Gendering the Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity (Series of legal briefs on draft treaty's gender provisions) Civil Society Declaration | Advancing Gender Justice in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention (1/16/2026) American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) | Gender Competency Inclusivity and Non-Discrimination (December 2025) European Journal of International Law |
- [Gendering the Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity](https://cahtreatynow.org/gendering-the-draft-treaty-on-crimes-against-humanity/) - In 2023, a collection of human rights organizations and international law experts published a letter and several briefs ahead of a United Nations Sixth Committee debate on the draft crimes against humanity treaty. They urge UN member states to focus on several key issues to ensure a gender-progressive, survivor-centric, and intersectional treaty.
- [UN Recordings & Summaries](https://cahtreatynow.org/un-recordings-summaries/) - November 2024 Session of the Sixth Committee 38th meeting (November 22, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm) 39th meeting (November 22, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm) October 2024 Session of the Sixth Committee Summaries 8th meeting (October 9, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm) 9th meeting (October 10, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm) 10th meeting (October 10,
- [Resources](https://cahtreatynow.org/resources/) - Towards a new UN Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity (12/16/2024)— Hosted by International Center For Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma Gender Justice and the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (12/6/2024)— Hosted by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the United Nations: The Journey So Far (7/20/2024)— Hosted by
- [Timeline of the Draft Articles](https://cahtreatynow.org/timeline/)
- [Why We Need a Treaty](https://cahtreatynow.org/why-we-need-a-treaty/)
- [News & Updates](https://cahtreatynow.org/news-updates/) - Civil Society Letters & Recommendations News & Commentary Civil Society Letters & Recommendations Letters & Statements Nobel Women's Initiative | Closing the Justice Gap: UN Member States Must Take Decisive Action on Crimes Against Humanity (10/2/2024) Amnesty International | Why do we need a standalone Convention on Crimes against Humanity? (10/1/2024) ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
- [Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty](https://cahtreatynow.org/joint-statement-in-support-of-progress-toward-a-crimes-against-humanity-treaty/) - Español Français 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
- [Civil Society Letters Supporting Progress on the Draft Treaty](https://cahtreatynow.org/civil-society-letters-supporting-progress-on-the-draft-treaty/)
- [Déclaration conjointe pour soutenir l’adoption d’un Traité sur les crimes contre l’humanité](https://cahtreatynow.org/declaration-conjointe-pour-soutenir-ladoption-dun-traite-sur-les-crimes-contre-lhumanite/) - Les organisations et personnes soussignées, représentant différentes régions du monde, expriment leur soutien à une convention universelle sur les crimes contre l’humanité et exhortent les États à saisir l’opportunité de la reprise de session de la Sixième Commission des Nations Unies en avril 2024 pour affirmer leur volonté, lors de la 79e session de l’Assemblée
- [Lettre sur crimes contre l'humanité](https://cahtreatynow.org/lettre-sur-crimes-contre-lhumanite/) - ***INSTRUCTIONS***1. Copiez et collez dans Microsoft Word ou dans un autre programme de traitement de texte2. Modifiez avec des informations spécifiques à votre organisation et pays d'origine3. Envoyez à votre gouvernement*** [Date] À l’attention des Ministres de la Justice et des Affaires étrangèresAdresse Objet : Pour une position claire en faveur de l’ouverture de négociations pour
- [Crimes Against Humanity Draft Advocacy Letter](https://cahtreatynow.org/crimes-against-humanity-draft-advocacy-letter/) - Français ***INSTRUCTIONS***1. Copy and paste into Microsoft Word or another word processing program2. Edit with information specific to your organization and country of origin3. Send to your government*** [Date] Ministers of Justice and Foreign AffairsAddress Re: Take an Express Position in Support of Negotiations of a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity Dear Ministers, We, the
- [Declaración conjunta en apoyo de los avances de un Tratado contra Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad](https://cahtreatynow.org/declaracion-conjunta-en-apoyo-de-los-avances-de-un-tratado-contra-crimenes-de-lesa-humanidad/) - Las organizaciones y los individuos abajo firmantes, con representación de varias regiones geográficas, expresamos nuestro apoyo para una convención global sobre crímenes de lesa humanidad, e instamos a los estados a utilizar la reanudación de la sesión del Sexto Comité de la ONU de abril de 2024 para expresar el fuerte apoyo para que se
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