This Convention defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group." It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948 and entered into force in January 1951.
Ryan Kaminski says that time and time again, criticism of the new UN Human Rights Council has been, at best, half-baked.
As the uprising continues in Syria, the international community moved to condemn the Assad regime in the aftermath of the government's...
As fighting continues in Libya between anti- and pro-government forces, the Obama administration has warned that it is considering all...
Timothy Garton Ash discusses whether to intervene, or not, in Libya.
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