(Photo credit: Scott Nelson/Getty Images)On December 9, 2023, the U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention) will mark its 75th anniversary. The Genocide Convention can be praised for being the first international treaty to define genocide, providing a historic commitment to prevent genocide and punish the perpetrators. However, the existence of the Genocide Convention itself and states ratifying it – mean little if its implementation does not follow. The effectiveness of the Genocide Convention depends on state parties giving effect to their obligations – translating their commitments into action. In 2014, Daesh attacked Sinjar in Iraq and unleashed genocide against the Yazidi numeric minority community.

Source: Forbes December 23, 2023 10:07 UTC