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"Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from
Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties
for the crimes of genocide, torture, apartheid and forced disappearances, there
isn’t a treaty specific to crimes against humanity.
That lack is now being remedied.
The International Law Commission, a UN expert body, has submitted draft
articles for a treaty to the UN’s Sixth Committee. This is the main forum for
considering legal questions in the UN General Assembly. The intention is to
give countries more legal tools to hold accountable those who commit crimes
against humanity. It is expected that the treaty process will conclude in
October 2024.
The new treaty may include special protection for women.
A group of women activists is lobbying the committee to consider including in
the treaty a new definition aimed at protecting women against all forms of
oppression. They are advocating for a definition of this discrimination as
“gender apartheid”. The idea is that it would track the definition of racial
apartheid by replacing the word “race” with “gender”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
