Other children are themselves accused of having committed acts of genocide.

The international community must do all it can to prevent future acts of genocide.

We welcome the efforts of the Secretary General aimed at preventing acts of genocide in the future.

In commemoration of all the tragic acts of genocide perpetrated against the Azerbaijani people, I hereby decide

Urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda in order to help prevent future acts of genocide

(a) The investigation of violations of human rights and humanitarian law, including acts of genocide and crimes against humanity

Urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide

2. Also requests the Secretary General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide

However, the Commission shall not be competent to classify acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

4. Urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide

These acts fall under the aforementioned article of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The article refers to genocide and aggression as crimes committed by individuals, not acts by States.

If it is decided to assert international jurisdiction regarding acts of genocide in Burundi the investigation should not be limited to acts committed in October 1993, but should also extend to other acts committed in the past, in order to determine whether they also constituted acts of genocide and, if such is found to be the case, to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.

According to the Court, Serbia was aware of the very high risk of acts of genocide and did nothing. But Serbia was not complicit, the Court argued, because it has not been proven that the intention of committing the acts of genocide at Srebrenica had been brought to Belgrade s attention.

Flagrant human rights violations and acts of genocide call for a strong response from and resolute action by the international community.

In defining the act of genocide, it goes beyond the actual killing and states that acts causing serious bodily or mental harm deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction imposing measures to prevent births and forcibly transferring children of one group to another group constitute acts of genocide.

2. Condemns in the strongest terms acts of genocide, violations of international humanitarian law and all violations and abuses of human rights in Rwanda

Recalling its resolution 60 225 of 23 December 2005, in which it urged Member States to develop educational programmes on the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda, and also requested the Secretary General to establish a programme of outreach for Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to prevent future acts of genocide,

The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said that the Tribunal would meet the 2005 deadline for completing the investigations into acts of genocide.

That has driven certain social groups to act irrationally, committing the most inhuman and aberrant acts, such as genocide, ethnic cleansing, racism, anti Semitism, extremism and xenophobia acts of evil whose victims are all human beings.

Gravely concerned at incidents in the past in which such military contingents remained inactive while witnessing grave violations of provisions of humanitarian law, including acts of genocide,

It added that the truth and reconciliation commission shall not be competent to classify acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes . (emphasis added)

We believe that the United Nations has the responsibility to teach succeeding generations the profound lessons of the Holocaust, refute any words or acts aimed at reversing the verdict on the Holocaust, and prevent the recurrence of such acts of genocide.

It urges Member States to develop educational programmes to inculcate future generations with the lessons of the Holocaust in order to help prevent future acts of genocide.

It urges Member States to develop educational programmes to inculcate future generations with the lessons of the Holocaust in order to help prevent future acts of genocide.

In its judgement rendered on 2 September 1998, it found Jean Paul Akayesu guilty on nine counts genocide, direct and public incitement to commit genocide, and crimes against humanity (extermination, murder, torture, rape, and other inhumane acts).

5. Urges all States and relevant organizations to cooperate in countering radio broadcasts and publications that incite acts of genocide, hatred and violence in the region

For example, article 1F of the Refugee Convention enables States to ensure that asylum is not extended to perpetrators of violence and other inhuman acts such as genocide.

The Commission considers that the evidence is insufficient to determine whether or not those acts of genocide were planned or ordered by leaders at a higher level.

Indeed, the main objective of both conventions is to establish legal conditions whereby individuals committing the acts described as genocide and apartheid can be held criminally responsible.

quot 10. Reaffirms that ending impunity for acts of genocide and violations of human rights and international humanitarian law is an essential step towards reconstruction and reconciliation in Rwanda

The Special Rapporteur pursuant to article VIII of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, encourages the State parties to the Convention to call upon the competent organs of the United Nations to take action in order to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.

The topic of serious breaches of the obligations arising from peremptory norms of general international law was of great importance in protecting States injured by wrongful acts committed by other States, which could include acts as serious for the international community as aggression and genocide.

The Special Rapporteur also wishes to stress the importance of memory in the prevention of genocide without a collective memory and a thorough analysis of past acts of genocide, it is difficult to define indicators which would alert us to a high risk situation that needs to be addressed.

83. His delegation believed that the jurisdiction of the court should cover acts threatening the maintenance of international peace and security, including the planning, preparation and initiation of a war of aggression, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and serious terrorist acts affecting the entire international community.

Genocide is a crime of characterization, an interpretation. Rather than parse killers motives, we better affirm our own values by denying that any reasons could ever justify such acts.

With respect to the human rights situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the secessionists who had seized the territories were committing acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Georgians.

Concerned States, assisted by the international community, should take all necessary measures to prevent acts of communal violence from degenerating into large scale killings that may reach the dimension of genocide.

It is, in my view, important to stress that nothing in the Commission's report precludes the possibility of individuals being convicted of acts of genocide in relation to the events in Darfur.

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The abominable and unjustifiable acts of terrorism in New York, Madrid and London the genocide in Rwanda recent wars and conflicts all these events have deeply troubled the international community.

Desiring that the United Nations respond positively to assist efforts to investigate Cambodia s tragic history, including responsibility for past international crimes, such as acts of genocide and crimes against humanity,

5. Requests the Secretary General to establish a programme of outreach entitled The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations as well as measures to mobilize civil society for Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide, and to report to the General Assembly on the establishment of the programme within six months from the date of the adoption of the present resolution

Requests the Secretary General to establish a programme of outreach entitled The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations as well as measures to mobilize civil society for Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide, and to report to the General Assembly on the establishment of the programme within six months from the date of the adoption of the present resolution