United Nations A/hrc/19/68
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| Crimes against humanity: Crimes against humanity are those crimes which “shock the conscience of humanity.” Under the Rome Statute, crimes against humanity occur where certain acts are undertaken as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population where the perpetrator has knowledge of the attack.37 The elements of crimes against humanity are well established in international criminal law:38
There must be one or more attacks; The acts of the perpetrator must be part of the attack(s); The attack(s) must be directed against any civilian population; The attack(s) must be widespread or systematic; The perpetrator must know that his or her acts constitute part of a pattern of widespread or systematic crimes directed against a civilian population and know that his or her acts fit into such a pattern. The underlying acts – or crimes – referred to paragraph v. above have been enumerated in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.39 The list includes a number of the violations the elements of which are set out elsewhere in this report, for example, unlawful killings;40 enforced disappearances;41 torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;42 and/or rape,43 and their elements are not repeated here. Directory: Documents -> HRBodies -> HRCouncil HRCouncil -> Caste based gender violence Dalit women’s security and access to justice HRCouncil -> [United Nations Declaration on the right to peace] Preamble Provisions Sources HRCouncil -> The Relationship between De-Segregation Strategies, Cultural Autonomy and Integration in the Quest for Social Cohesion HRCouncil -> Length: 102 mins 24 secs Word length: 7,431 HRCouncil -> Wwsf statement to the oewg on the Right to Peace HRCouncil -> United Nations A/hrc/res/S-21/1 HRCouncil -> A/hrc/25/crp. 1 A/hrc/25/CR HRCouncil -> Minorities in the Criminal Justice System HRCouncil -> United Nations A/hrc/res/S-24/1 HRCouncil -> Original: English Download 3.94 Mb. Share with your friends:
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