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The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), jointly with REDRESS and other organisations, voice their support for the adoption of a Convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity and make recommendations to ensure a victim-centred approach in the future Convention.
Paris, New York, 23 January 2026. As the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is currently taking place in New York and state negotiations on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity move forward, FIDH publishes a briefing note on how to reflect the rights of victims and survivors in the future Convention.
This briefing, prepared by FIDH and REDRESS as part of the Global Initiative Against Impunity: Making Justice Work(GIAI), sets out concrete recommendations to ensure that the future Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity is firmly grounded in victims’ rights and survivor-centred justice. It outlines key proposals to strengthen the draft Convention, including:
– a clear and inclusive definition of victims;
– meaningful rights to participation and information;
– strong protection against intimidation, retaliation, and secondary victimisation;
– access to truth and reparation; and
– the removal of legal barriers that prevent victims from accessing justice.
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