Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/66
The Commission on Human Rights,
Guided by the Principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, as well as other relevant international instrument on human rights,
Recalling the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 96 (1) of December 1946, which declares genocide to be a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 53/43 of 2 December 1998
on the fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide,
Recalling further its resolutions 1998/10 of 3 April 1998, 1999/67
of 28 April 1999 and 2001/66 of 25 April 2001 on the Convention,
Noting that the General Assembly, in adopting the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, recognized the inherent dignity and the
equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation
of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Noting also the entry into force on 1 July 2002 of the Rome Statute
of the International Criminal Court and the subsequent establishment of the
International Criminal Court,
Noting further the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory
Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity of 26 November 1968,
Deeply concerned at the suffering caused by genocide to mankind and
that the danger of the repetition of genocide has not completely disappeared,
Recognizing the important contribution of the Commission to
efforts towards preventing situations in which the crime of genocide could
be committed,
1. Reaffirms the significance of the Convention on the Prevention
and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as an effective international instrument
for the punishment of the crime of genocide;
2. Expresses its appreciation to all States that have ratified
or acceded to the Convention;
3. Invites States that have not yet ratified or acceded to
the Convention to do so and, where necessary to enact national legislation
in conformity with the provisions of the Convention;
4. Invites the Secretariat and relevant organs and agencies
of the United Nations system to disseminate the Convention widely, with a
view to ensuring its universality and full and comprehensive implementation;
5. Calls upon all Member States to continue to give serious
consideration to the matter of the prevention and punishment of the crime
of genocide;
6. Decides to examine the issue at its sixty-first session.
24 April 2003
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch
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