Which countries have signed the Genocide Convention?

Which countries have signed the Genocide Convention?

Ratified or acceded states

State	Deposited	Method
Czech Republic	22 Feb 1993	Succession from Czechoslovakia Signed 28 December 1949 Ratified 21 December 1950
DR Congo	31 May 1962	Succession as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) from Belgium
Denmark	15 Jun 1951	Ratification
Dominica	13 May 2019	Accession

What is the UN criteria for genocide?

To constitute genocide, there must be a proven intent on the part of perpetrators to physically destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. Cultural destruction does not suffice, nor does an intention to simply disperse a group.

What was the purpose of the Genocide Convention of 1948?

The Genocide Convention was the first human rights treaty adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1948 and signified the international community’s commitment to ‘never again’ after the atrocities committed during the Second World War.

What countries have not signed the Genocide Convention?

Of the 43 nations which signed the Convention under Article XI by December 31, 1949, only the Dominican Republic has yet to follow this action with formal ratification.

Is the US part of the Genocide Convention?

The Proxmire Act, officially the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987, bound the United States to the provisions of the United Nations’ Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

What is Article 30 of the Geneva Convention?

Prisoners of war shall have the attention, preferably, of medical personnel of the Power on which they depend and, if possible, of their nationality. Prisoners of war may not be prevented from presenting themselves to the medical authorities for examination.