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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AGAINST GENOCIDE

Politics

April 20 the UN Commission on Human Rights unanimously passed Armenia’s resolution to the Convention on Genocide Prevention and Condemnation. Though the Convention was adopted in 1984 the mankind has not been freed from the evil yet. Thus, the resolution submitted by Armenia is directed to unification of efforts of the international community and development of mechanisms of genocide prevention.

Last year the UN Secretary General appointed Argentinean human rights advocate Juan Mendes the Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention. To date the Commission stresses the necessity of propaganda of genocide prevention in accord with the Convention principles and notes that the impunity threats with the repetition of the crime.

The main objective of the resolution is the genocide prevention as a key instrument for regional and international peace and stability as well as establishment of friendly relations between states.

To note, 52 countries, including the EU states are the co-authors of the resolution.