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[srebrenicagenocidecommemoration]

High-Level commemorative event to mark the First International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.

Srebrenica marks one of the darkest chapters in modern human history. The war that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia claimed more than 100,000 lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995, mostly of Bosnian Muslims, and displaced more than two million others. The list of atrocities committed during that time is overwhelming, but Srebrenica, without a doubt, became its darkest chapter. Previously declared as the UN "safe area," 8,372 women, men, and children were systematically executed in July 1995 in and around the town of Srebrenica, the largest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.

On 11 July, the people of Srebrenica will gather yet again around silent tombstones in Potočari to mark the 29th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. This year, they will add 14 more to the 6751 already standing in the Memorial Centre Potočari. 14 families will finally have closure. Pain, however, will remain forever.

On this day, 11 July, International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, pursuant to the General Assembly Resolution 78/282, we will add our voice in remembering their names and commemorating all innocent lives lost. But we will also send a strong message of hope, the resilience of the human spirit, and the power of justice.

Organized by the Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the UN and cosponsored by the Permanent Missions of Albania, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Rwanda, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye to the UN.

Related Documents

Resolution 78/282

Organizer's Concept Note   

Watch the High-level Commemorative Event on the occasion of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica!

[agentfascinateur]

Israel violating 1979 Peace Accord and slanders now Egypt

The corridor is part of a larger demilitarized zone along the entire Israel-Egypt border. Under the peace accord, each side is allowed to deploy only a small number of troops or border guards in the zone, though those numbers can be modified by mutual agreement. At the time of the accord, Israeli troops controlled Gaza, until Israel withdrew its forces and settlers in 2005.

Tunnels! Like the non-existing ones of Al Shifa Hospital where instead very real mass graves were found once Israeli forces evacuated...

[withbriefthanksgiving]

At 10.19am British time, the South African attorney is concluding his portion where he has systemically laid out how key Israeli politicians have made statements of genocidal intent. He has described the evidence as “overwhelming and incontrovertible.”

Now, Prof John Dugard (South Africa) is explaining why the ICJ has jurisdiction to hear the case. In international law, disputes can only be heard by international tribunals if State Parties have consented to allow these tribunals to hear disputes.

Al Jazeera's live reports from the hearings.

[pirateshelly]

I think that "Armand as a character is an exercise in still caring and having empathy for people who aren't made kinder/wiser/gentler etc by the trauma and abuse they experience and if you have to pretend he didn't do the awful things he's done in order to still care about him you're missing the point" and "wanting to defend him because large chunks of the fan base are overly willing to wildly exaggerate his worst qualities (or invent entirely new bad qualities that aren't even a thing in canon!) in order to downplay Lestat's equally egregious crimes and make him look more heroic and romantic by comparison, in a way that is often subtly or overtly racist" are perspectives that can and should coexist

[slayerscake]

Honestly, the more I learn about the other Cerberus Assembly members the more funny it is that Delilah Briarwood got kicked out for fucking Necromancy

[itsnotacostume]

we as a fandom do not talk about this scene enough. what the fuck is this. why did he feel the need to install this? so he could stare at his boybestfriend all day without having to get up?

[withbriefthanksgiving]

Reblogging today 11 January 2024 since the ICJ is currently hearing South Africa’s arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Palestine.

What is genocide?

This post will be explaining the notion of genocide.

I. International law and the definition of genocide

The rules on genocide are part of international law. International law is the body of rules and customs that cover relations between States.

The 1948 Genocide Convention

One source of international law is conventions, also called treaties. International conventions are binding agreements between States. Binding, meaning it gives them obligations (things they must do).

The definition of genocide can be found in the 1948 Genocide Convention. This definition is repeated in the statutes of various international criminal courts, like the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). These statutes cover what the courts’ jurisdiction (what kinds of disputes they can rule on, the subject matter, and who can submit disputes).

For some information on the history of the concept of genocide before the 1948, see the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect under “background”.

Genocide and customary international law

However, genocide has a unique status in international law. Because genocide is such a serious thing, the Convention rules on genocide have the status of ‘jus cogens norms’ . Jus cogens norms are also called ‘peremptory norms’. These are fundamental rules of behaviour between states that are so vital that they can’t be broken, or have any exceptions. They always apply, to all States automatically.

So, the Genocide Convention are jus cogens rules. Note: key states that have signed/ratified this convention are:

Australia (1949)

Israel (1950)

Canada (1950)

The UK (1970)

New Zealand (1978)

The USA (1984)

Because these rules about Genocide are in a convention, they apply to those who signed up to it.

But because they are also jus cogens, they apply to even to those States who haven’t signed up to the convention. This is why the rules on genocide can also be considered part of ‘customary international law’. This is international law that comes about due to custom (the way states behave + that underpinning this behaviour idea they are acting in accordance with law)

II. What does the 1948 Genocide Convention say?

The 1948 Genocide Convention states :

Genocide is a crime under international law and States must prevent and punish it.

Article 1: The Contracting Parties [states that signed up to the Convention] confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

The ICJ has added that this obligation also means:

States must not commit genocide: “the obligation to prevent genocide necessarily implies the prohibition of the commission of genocide.”

The obligation to prevent and punish genocide applies even outside the borders of the State (extraterritorially), since: “the rights and obligations enshrined by the Convention are rights and obligations erga omnes [owed to everyone].”

2. Genocide is committing certain acts [physical element] with the intent to wholly or partially destroy a people [mental element]

Article 2: In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

Killing members of the group

Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part

Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

3. Anyone committing genocide is should be punished.

Article 3: The following acts shall be punishable:

Genocide

Conspiracy to commit genocide

Direct and public incitement to commit genocide

Attempt to commit genocide

Complicity in genocide.

Article 4: or any of the acts in Article 3 (i.e. conspiracy, incitement, attempt, complicity) shall be punished. This includes “constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.”

III. What must other countries do if there is genocide? The obligations of the international community

The 1948 convention goes on to give the international community obligations. The convention would be powerless if it just criminalised genocide without also forcing States to prevent and punish it. Remember, Article 1 says genocide is a “crime under international which they [the Contracting Parties] undertake to prevent and punish”.

Further obligations are spelled out in the rest of the convention, but the 3 main are [paraphrased

Obligation to legislate against genocide

Article 5: States must make laws that give the genocide convention an effect within their own legal systems.

Obligation to punish genocide effectively

Article 5: States must also provide effective penalties (punishments) for people who are guilty of genocide or doing any of the acts in article 3 (i.e. conspiracy, incitement, attempt, complicity)

Obligation to try those charged with genocide in a court

Article 6: people charged with genocide or the acts in article 3 (conspiracy, incitement, attempt, complicity) should be tried in a State court or an international criminal court that has jurisdiction

[al-kol-eleh]

IsraMum

[im-still-watching-anime]

i understand that ace attorney has many characters that simply NEED to be bullied and that sometimes things slip through the cracks but i really think that we as a fandom have been failing severely by not clowning more on kristoph’s hideous ass white shoes

[existingingrey]

NSC With People NSC With People

Who Kidnap Who Kidnap His

Damsels in Distress Damsel in Distress

NSC With Other NSC With His

Damsels in Distress Damsel in Distress

[dougielombax]

Here’s some advice.

Don’t EVER mock, belittle, degrade, or otherwise insult the victims of genocides, mass displacement, and other such atrocities.

That’s three drinks away from straight up denialism. And in some cases is a key component of it.

Don’t ever do that!

If you do so, you’re a fucking idiot at best and a dangerous fascist at worst.

[srebrenicagenocidecommemoration]

11 July 2024 marks the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.

Twenty-nine years ago, the United Nations and the world failed the people of Srebrenica. Over 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were systematically murdered, and their remains buried in mass graves. This was the worst atrocity in Europe since the Second World War.

Today, we honour the memory of the victims and stand in solidarity with the survivors.

We also reaffirm our support for the families of those killed, in their relentless quest for truth and justice. We must combat denial and revisionism and pursue efforts to identify every victim and bring every perpetrator to account.

And we commit to continue learning from this unspeakable tragedy and sharing the stories and lessons of Srebrenica. 

The genocide in Srebrenica stands as a harrowing testament to the devastating consequences of inaction in the face of hatred. We must fight against division and intolerance, stand up for human rights, and promote mutual understanding and reconciliation.

May the memory of Srebrenica strengthen our resolve to build a world free from the scourge of genocide – a world where justice and peace prevail, where “never again” is a solemn promise fulfilled for all humanity.

Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General.

[agentfascinateur]

The Rafah coverup preparations:

Getting rid of the witnesses..."democratic" "allies", undemocratic accomplices.

[dailyayao]

[arcaneacolyte]

Band Ghoul group chat be like-

No but really I saw this tweet and I was possessed and needed to recreate this because I almost died laughing thinking about it lol