by Camila Ponte | 12 December 2023 | News
The Genocide Convention was adopted in the aftermath of World War II in the spirit of “never again”. Since its adoption on 9 December 1948, the Convention has been ratified or acceded to by 153 States. However, 40 United Nations member states have yet to do so....
by Camila Ponte | 10 October 2023 | News
Geneva-Bogota, 10 October 2023 One of the objectives of the event is to foster a space for reflection and exchange of experiences with countries that have found alternatives and advanced in the prosecution of atrocity crimes. For its part, the Colombian government...
by Camila Ponte | 11 July 2023 | News
On 29 June 2023, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution (A/77/L.79) to establish a new international institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of the missing in Syria. Both the UNSG report and related UNGA resolutions (1, 2) emphasise the need for...
by Camila Ponte | 5 April 2023 | News
Since the beginning of the Syrian revolution and the conflict that followed in 2011, tens of thousands of people have gone missing in Syria, constituting a major humanitarian crisis. In the absence of a formal peace settlement, and despite China and Russia blocking...
by Camila Ponte | 2 November 2022 | News
The panel took the form of an interactive discussion with key experts from a country and thematic perspective: Adriana Benjumea, Lawyer and Co-Director of Corporacion Humanas Colombia Brisna Caxaj, Sociologist and Coordinator of the gender program at Impunity Watch in...
