Commentary & Op-eds
- Just Security | Will States Address Disability Invisibility in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention? (6/29/2026)
- Just Security | Codifying Forced Marriage in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention: From Jurisprudence to Treaty Text (4/9/2026)
- Just Security | The Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Advances with First Preparatory Committee (3/11/2026)
- Opinio Juris | Taking Stock of the Proposal to Codify Gender Apartheid in the Crimes against Humanity Convention (3/10/2026)
- Just Security | The Road to a New Convention on Crimes Against Humanity (1/27/2026)
- Pass Blue | Serious Work Begins to Create a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity (1/22/2026)
- EJIL Talk | Closing the Last Gap in International Criminal Law: Why a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity Matters (1/26/2026)
- Opinio Juris | Critical Juncture for the Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (1/16/2026)
- EJIL Talk | Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity (1/15/2026)
- Just Security | Attacks on Nature, Atrocities Against People: The Case for Environmental Harm as a 12th Crime Against Humanity (10/10/2025)
- Asymmetrical Haircuts (podcast) | Summer Collection 2025 – The Road to a New Crimes against Humanity Treaty with Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai (7/31/2025)
- Opinio Juris | A Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Asia: A New Tool for Accountability (7/29/2025)
- Opinio Juris | Moving Ahead to a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (12/19/2024)
- Just Security | Progress on Gender Justice Continues as States Consider Next Steps on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (11/18/2024)
- Daily Maverick | African States Can Tip the Balance for a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity (11/7/2024)
- Foreign Policy | The World Needs a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Now (11/4/2024)
- Just Security | Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Moving Forward with a New Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (10/23/2024)
- Just Security | On the Significance and Potential of a Non-Definition: The “Gender” Debate in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (10/2/2024)
- Just Security | The Obligation to Prevent in a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention (9/27/2024)
- Opinio Juris | Why Urgent Action is Needed for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (9/18/2024)
- Just Security | More States Open to Considering Gender Apartheid for Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (5/24/2024)
- Just Security | Support Grows for Gender Justice at UN Session on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (5/23/2024)
- Just Security | A Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Draws More Engagement from States (5/22/2024)
- Daily Maverick | Time for Africa to rally around a global crimes against humanity treaty (5/12/2024)
- Mail & Guardian | A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice? (4/15/2024)
- The Diplomat | Asian States Must Not Waste the Chance to Address Crimes Against Humanity (3/30/2024)
- Just Security | In a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention, States’ Duty to Prosecute Must Not Be Weakened (3/29/2024)
- CNN | Nobel Peace Prize winner: The time has come to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity (1/25/2024)
- Just Security | Signals of Support for Gender Justice in the Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity (1/19/2024)
- Just Security | Strengthening Reproductive Autonomy in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (11/22/2023)
- Just Security | Time to Enumerate the Slave Trade as a Distinct Provision in the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (11/15/2023)
- Just Security | Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty: Toward a Gender Progressive, Survivor-Centric, Intersectional Approach (11/13/2023)
- Just Security | Continued Positive Momentum on Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (11/9/2023)
- Just Security | Why the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Should Codify Gender Apartheid (10/5/2023)
- Opinio Juris | Mapping Asian States’ Position on Crimes Against Humanity Convention Through AALCO Records (7/11/23)
- Just Security | Progress, Resistance, and Silence on Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (6/6/2023)
- Just Security | The U.N. Process for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Has Finally Started. Will It Account for Persons with Disabilities? (5/26/2023)
- Just Security | Differences ‘Getting Narrower’ on Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (5/15/2023)
- Opinio Juris | Closing a Legal Gap on Crimes Against Humanity (4/16/2023)
- Just Security | Coming Debates to Advance New Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Will Require Skillful Leadership (12/20/2022)
- Just Security | UN Talks on Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Make Progress, But Also Reveal Hurdles (12/5/22)
- Opinio Juris | Draft Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: A Window of Opportunity (11/22/2022)
- Just Security | On Crimes Against Humanity, Protect the UN Sixth Committee’s Integrity With Action (9/22/2022)
Event Recordings & Educational Video
Gender Justice Coalition Statement to UN General Assembly on Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (1/20/2026)
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 Initiatives for Gender Justice
Crimes Against Humanity Treaty at the United Nations: The Journey So Far (7/20/2024)
— Hosted by West African Transitional Justice Centre
Crimes Against Humanity Convention at the UNGA Sixth Committee: The Potential and Relevance for Asia (6/12/2023)
— Hosted by Asia Justice Coalition and the International Commission of Jurists
Civil Society Debrief: Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity (4/25/2023)
— Hosted by Global Justice Center, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Washington University School of Law
Explained: The Crimes Against Humanity Treaty (4/10/2023)
— Global Justice Center
Never Again: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity (2017)
— Crimes Against Humanity Initiative at Washington University School of Law
UN Recordings
January 2026 Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) Sessions
- January 19: morning | afternoon
- January 20: morning | afternoon
- January 21: morning
- January 27: afternoon
- January 30 morning
October-November 2025 Session of the Sixth Committee
- 12th meeting (13 October 2025, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
- 13th meeting (14 October 2025, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
- 14th meeting (14 October 2025, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
- 38th meeting (21 November 2025, 10:30am – 1:00pm) | Summary
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
- 8th meeting (October 9, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- 9th meeting (October 10, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- 10th meeting (October 10, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- 11th meeting (October 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
April 2024 Session of the Sixth Committee
- 38th meeting (April 1, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 39th meeting (April 1, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 40th meeting (April 2, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 41st meeting (April 2, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 42nd meeting (April 3, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 43rd meeting (April 3, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 44th meeting (April 4, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 45th meeting (April 4, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 46th meeting (April 5, 3:30pm – 6:00pm)
- 47th meeting (April 11, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
October 2023 Session of the Sixth Committee
- 9th meeting (October 11, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 10th meeting (October 12, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 11th meeting (October 12, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
April 2023 Session of the Sixth Committee
- 37th meeting (April 10, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 38th meeting (April 10, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 39th meeting (April 11, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 40th meeting (April 11, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 41st meeting (April 12, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 42nd meeting (April 12, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 43rd meeting (April 13, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 44th meeting (April 13, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 45th meeting (April 14, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
October-November 2022 Sessions of the Sixth Committee
- 9th meeting (October 10, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 10th meeting (October 10, 3:00pm – 6:00pm)
- 11th meeting (October 11, 10:00am – 1:00pm)
- 36th meeting (November 18, 10:00am – 1:00pm)