{"id":245,"date":"2024-03-07T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahtreatynow.org\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2024-04-24T20:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:47:29","slug":"joint-statement-in-support-of-progress-toward-a-crimes-against-humanity-treaty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cahtreatynow.org\/joint-statement-in-support-of-progress-toward-a-crimes-against-humanity-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The undersigned organizations and individuals<\/a> \u2014 with representation from multiple geographic regions \u2014 express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to utilize the 2024 April Resumed Session of the UN\u2019s Sixth Committee<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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<\/a> in the current international framework on mass atrocities as well as clarifying states\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2013, the UN\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2022, the UN\u2019s 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\u2019s recommendation that a treaty go forward in the 79th session of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n