New Parliamentary Series: Genocide Convention at 75: Lessons Learned or Not

As we approach 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention), it is crucial to pause and consider the lessons learned (or not learned) and how to improve the legacy of the treaty that was meant to deliver on the promise of ‘Never Again.’

In the year leading to the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention, the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and the Coalition for Genocide Response, will host a series of Parliamentary events engaging with several issues pertaining to the implementation of the duties under the Genocide Convention and look at recent and contemporary cases of genocidal atrocities. 

Planned sessions: 

• January 2023 – Holocaust and the Promise of Never Again

• February 2023 – Putin’s War on Ukraine – One Year of Atrocities and the Question of Genocide

• March 2023 – The Duty to Prevent Genocide and the Serious Risk of Genocide

• April 2023 – Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur — Past Atrocities and the Risk of Future Atrocities 

• May 2023 – Justice and Accountability for the Crime of Genocide

• June 2023 – Genocide Against the Uyghurs and other Turkic Minorities

• July 2023 – The Serious Risk of Genocide in Tigray 

• August (in July or online in August 2023) – The Daesh Genocide and the Missing 2,700 Women and Chilren

• September 2023- Genocide Against the Rohingyas 

• October 2023 – Calls for the Annihilation of Muslims in India 

• November 2023 – The Denial of Genocide and the Cost of Doing Nothing 

• December 2023 – 75th Anniversary – Towards Comprehensive Mechanisms for Implementation of the Duty to Prevent and Punish the Crime of Genocide