General Recommendations to States for a Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity: UN GA Sixth Committee First Resumed Session on the draft articles on prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity

The UN General Assembly Sixth Committee First Resumed Session on the Draft Articles on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is scheduled to take place 10-14 April 2023. Ahead of this session Amnesty International shares some recommendations with participating states. Most of the recommendations raised in this paper, which are aimed at contributing to consolidate state obligations to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity at the national level, have already been addressed to the attention of the International Law Commission (ILC) during the drafting process (2014-2019)

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