Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Columbia Law School’s Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Project on Monday released a report , further promoting the future adoption of a crimes against humanity treaty to ensure effective prosecution of the most serious crimes.

According to HRW, “ momentum builds ” for the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity. The planned treaty would refine the 2019 International Law Commission (ILC) draft articles on crimes against humanity. Twenty-five recommendations have been proposed for UN delegations to consider before negotiations. In particular, proposed amendments protect historically marginalized groups, such as “Indigenous communities, women, children, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and survivors of crimes again

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