Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
| Publisher | UN Commission on Human Rights |
| Author | UN Commission on Human Rights (45th sess. : 1989 : Geneva) |
| Publication Date | 2 March 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | E/CN.4/RES/1989/16 |
| Reference | 45 |
| Cite as | UN Commission on Human Rights, Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide., 2 March 1989, E/CN.4/RES/1989/16, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f09e40.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
1989/16. Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 40/142 of 13 December 1985, 41/147 of 4 December 1986, 42/133 of 7 December 1987 and 43/138 of 8 December 1988, Recalling also its resolutions 1986/18 of 10 March 1986, 1987/25 of 10 March 1987 and 1988/28 of 7 March 1988, Recalling further General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948, in which the Assembly approved the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and proposed it for signature and ratification or accession, Reaffirming its conviction that genocide is a crime which violates the norms of international law and runs counter to the spirit and aims of the United Nations, Expressing its conviction that strict observance by all States of the provisions of the Convention is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide,1. Strongly condemns once again the crime of genocide;
2. Affirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from this odious crime;
3. Takes note with appreciation of the fact that 100 States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or acceded thereto;
4. Urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay.
47th meeting2 March 1989
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. VIII.]
