The Hill News

This month marks an historic anniversary for human rights and the U.S. Congress. 25 years ago, on February 19, 1986, after a nearly 40 year struggle and remarkable Senate leadership, the United States Senate finally ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Convention defined the crime of “genocide” for the first time under international law and committed states parties to both prevent and punish such acts.

Unfortunately, two and a half decades later, the U.S. and international community still lack the ability to effectively fulfill the promise of “never again” embodied in the Convention.

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