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Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 17
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- Alarmed that long-standing systemic impunity for international law violations has allowed for the recurrence of grave violations without consequence, and stressing the need to ensure accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in order to end impunity, ensure justice, deter further violations, protect civilians and promote peace,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 40
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- and to combat impunity by investigating promptly and effectively all allegations of intimidation and reprisal in order to bring perpetrators to justice and to provide victims with appropriate remedies;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 30
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- 14. Deeply regrets that the Government of Myanmar has to date refused to cooperate with the independent international fact-finding mission appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces and human rights violations and abuses in Myanmar, in particular in Rakhine State, including but not limited to arbitrary detention, torture and inhuman treatment, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings, enforced disappearances, forced displacement and unlawful destruction of property, with a view to ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 12
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- Recalling the responsibility of States to comply with their relevant obligations to prosecute those responsible for gross violations and abuses of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law constituting crimes under international law, with a view to end impunity,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 54
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- 32. Recalls that the International Criminal Court was established to help to end impunity for applicable crimes in which the State is unwilling or unable to genuinely carry out investigations or prosecutions;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 6
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- Condemning the grave deterioration of the human rights situation and the indiscriminate or deliberate targeting of civilians as such, in violation of international humanitarian law, and acts of violence that foment sectarian tensions,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Prevention of genocide, para. 45
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- in, inter alia, the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Five-Point Action Plan and the framework of analysis for atrocity crimes developed by the Office of the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect, such as the existence of groups at risk, the massive, serious and systematic violation of human rights, the resurgence of systematic discrimination and the prevalence of expressions of hate speech targeting persons belonging to national, ethnic, racial or religious groups, especially if they are uttered in the context of an actual or potential outbreak of violence;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Prevention of genocide, para. 16
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- Encouraging States to promote the ascertainment of the truth by appropriate means as an important element in combating impunity and promoting accountability as part of the prevention of genocide and comprehensive reconciliation,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Prevention of genocide, para. 9
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- Condemning impunity for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and emphasizing the responsibility of States to comply with their obligations under relevant international instruments to end impunity and, to that end, to thoroughly investigate and prosecute persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or other massive, serious or systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in order to avoid their recurrence and to seek sustainable peace, justice, truth and reconciliation, and in this regard stressing also the importance of strengthening the capacity of domestic jurisdictions and inter-State cooperation,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Prevention of genocide, para. 8
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- Affirming that impunity for the crime of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity encourages their occurrence and is a fundamental obstacle to the furtherance of cooperation among peoples and the promotion of international peace and security, and that fighting impunity for such crimes is an important factor in their prevention,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Violence
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- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. undefined
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- Determined to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes and thus to contribute to the prevention of such crimes,
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- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
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- International treaty
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 1
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- 1. For the purpose of this Statute, "crime against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack: (a) Murder; (b) Extermination; (c) Enslavement; (d) Deportation or forcible transfer of population; (e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law; (f) Torture; (g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity; (h) Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; (i) Enforced disappearance of persons; (j) The crime of apartheid; (k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.
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- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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From rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2017, para. 5
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- Concerned also, in the above context, at the increasing incidents of racially motivated hatred in all its forms and manifestations, some of which have taken violent forms with concomitant racial profiling,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2008, para. 28
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- Expresses deep concern about the impact of all forms of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict and about the harm caused by witnessing sexual violence, reaffirms in this regard relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Human Rights Council, and notes with appreciation the attention paid to this issue in Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- 2008
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. h
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- Noting the contribution made by the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, as well as the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 2013
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- Aug 19, 2019
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 2i
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- 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1: (i) "Enforced disappearance of persons" means the arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support or acquiescence of, a State or a political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge that deprivation of freedom or to give information on the fate or whereabouts of those persons, with the intention of removing them from the protection of the law for a prolonged period of time.
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- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 2005, para. 15b
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- [Urges States:] To take measures to eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools;
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Violence
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- Year
- 2005
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- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2007, para. 38j
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- [Calls upon all States:] To take measures to eliminate the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation that leads to trafficking, including sexual exploitation and the sex tourism demand;
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Children
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 2e
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- 2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means: (e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts: (i) Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities; (ii) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law; (iii) Intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, as long as they are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict; (iv) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not military objectives; (v) Pillaging a town or place, even when taken by assault; (vi) Committing rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, as defined in article 7, paragraph 2 (f), enforced sterilization, and any other form of sexual violence also constituting a serious violation of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions; (vii) Conscripting or enlisting children under the age of fifteen years into armed forces or groups or using them to participate actively in hostilities; (viii) Ordering the displacement of the civilian population for reasons related to the conflict, unless the security of the civilians involved or imperative military reasons so demand; (ix) Killing or wounding treacherously a combatant adversary; (x) Declaring that no quarter will be given; (xi) Subjecting persons who are in the power of another party to the conflict to physical mutilation or to medical or scientific experiments of any kind which are neither justified by the medical, dental or hospital treatment of the person concerned nor carried out in his or her interest, and which cause death to or seriously endanger the health of such person or persons; (xii) Destroying or seizing the property of an adversary unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of the conflict;
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- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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