In the history of mankind there are few documents that stand the test of time and have an enduring effect on the organization and behaviour of societies and individuals. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted 50 years ago by the General Assembly, is one such document. It has charted a pr…
The representative of Armenia referred indirectly to my country. He referred to certain tragic events of the past. There is no doubt that peoples of that region have faced and continue to face tragedies even today. There is no doubt that thousands of Turks and Armenians have perished during the even…
When at its first session the General Assembly affirmed that genocide is a crime under international law and asked for a convention on the crime of genocide to be drawn up, the bitter experiences of the devastating Second World War were very much alive. The drafting of the Convention on the Preventi…
