Forgetting, hiding or obliterating the history of genocide perpetrated against a people also contributes to weakening the universal struggle against genocide.

Prior history of genocide or violence against a group.

Pursue prosecution of those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Encouraged by this indifference, Armenians successfully committed historical crime and genocide against Azerbaijanis.

Responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity

The Prosecutor has recently completed investigation against sixteen suspects in respect of the genocide.

Far too often, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide have been perpetrated with blatant impunity.

The court ruled that Saddam committed genocide against the people of Halabja this was the first time the Halabja attack was described as an act of genocide in a court ruling.

We need consensus on the responsibility to protect people from genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

In the course of aggression the Armenian nationalists committed terrible crimes of genocide against the Azerbaijani population.

We must not allow the perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes to go unpunished.

He was convicted of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.

The world has a responsibility to react in order to prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

The principle of non intervention cannot be used to shield genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

New Zealand strongly supports the principles of responsibility to protect , which set out clearly the need for collective action against genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious crimes perpetrated against children,

In recent decades, Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders failed to speak out early and effectively against the genocide in Rwanda.

Terrorism and the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity were also highlighted.

We also view the ICC as an essential instrument for the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

It entails our national and collective responsibility to act in cases of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Indonesia s Forgotten Genocide

The Forgotten Genocide

Recalling that 133 States Members of the United Nations have adhered to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, assuming the obligation to prevent and punish genocide, including war crimes and crimes against humanity,

56. Acknowledges the contributions of the international criminal tribunals and special courts in ending impunity for the most serious crimes against children, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

All war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are crimes under United Kingdom criminal law and can thus be enforced by prosecution against UK service personnel anywhere in the world.

In sentencing him to life imprisonment, the tribunal said that the dictatorship's state terrorism against political dissidents was a form of genocide.

He then celebrated the conscientious objectors throughout history, those who stood up against genocide from within. He cited Irena Sendler and Raoul Wallenberg during the Holocaust, Paul Rusesabagina during the Rwandan genocide and Van Chhuon during the Cambodian genocide. As for the Armenian genocide, he said that the Armenian people has not forgotten and is grateful to those Kurds and Turks who covertly saved the lives of their Armenian neighbors.

Thirdly, the Security Council must call for the prosecution of those who commit crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes, including crimes involving sexual and other violence against women and girls.

Jean Kambanda, former Prime Minister of Rwanda, pled guilty to crimes against humanity and genocide and is serving a life sentence in prison.

It was the first time in the Argentine trials that genocide had been applied to the assaults against the class of political dissidents.

We also strongly support proposals for voluntary restrictions on its use, in particularly in situations of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Genocide requires special intent.

The ICTY is also in trouble. To be sure, Milosevic is on trial in The Hague for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Reaffirming the responsibility of all States to put an end to impunity and prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,

The Council rejects unconstitutional changes of government and provides for intervention in member States in response to war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

We share the commitment of parties to the Rome Statute to bring to justice those who perpetrate genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Those objectives include, first and foremost, the prevention and punishment of the most serious international crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Thus, our national criminal code would incorporate crimes such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, which were not previously part of it.

Never Again to Genocide Trials

But for genocide? Better not.

Yazidis say stop the genocide

It welcomed the recognition by the 2005 World Summit of the international community's responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and reaffirmed its support for the Special Adviser to the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide.

It has also led the way in creating international criminal tribunals that prosecute and punish those who commit war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Over time, the ICC s example should foster more effective national and regional prosecutions of serious crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

The Summit had recognized explicitly that every State had the responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.