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Purpose of Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide, Navi Pillay says

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Former UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay has emphasized the primary purpose of the Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide. Pillay asserts that countries are obligated to intervene when they learn of any genocidal conflict, as the world does not want such atrocities to occur and then react to them. Pillay also calls for the prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister, President, and former Israeli Defense Minister, either through national courts or the International Criminal Court, given their involve…

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  • Former UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay has emphasized the primary purpo…: Former UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay has emphasized the primary purpose of the Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide.
  • Pillay asserts that countries are obligated to intervene when they learn of any genocidal…: Pillay asserts that countries are obligated to intervene when they learn of any genocidal conflict, as the world does not want such atrocities to occur and then react to them.
  • Pillay also calls for the prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister, President, and former Is…: Pillay also calls for the prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister, President, and former Israeli Defense Minister, either through national courts or the International Criminal Court, given their involvement in genocidal attacks.

Former UN high commissioner for human rights and 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has said that the purpose of the Genocide Convention is to prevent genocide, and countries are obliged to step in when they learn of any genocidal conflict.

In an interview with Sky News, Pillay reiterated call for prosecuting Israeli Prime Minister, president and former Israeli defence minister, either by national courts or by the International Criminal Court.

"The purpose of the Genocide Convention is to prevent a genocide. The world doesn't want a genocide to happen and then react to it. Thousands of people get killed in these genocidal attacks.

"Therefore, the focus of all states when they adopted the genocide convention is as soon as you hear that there might be genocidal conflict, you have to step in to prevent it. That's a legal obligation that rests on every state even if the genocide didn't happen in their own territory."

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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