🧡 A victim-centered and gender-competent approach must underpin the new CAH treaty. Victims’ lived experiences must inform the definitions, investigations, and prosecutions of crimes against humanity. #VictimCenteredJustice (9/9)

⏳ The crime of slave trade is not confined to the past. The CAH definition willl also encompasses the resituating of already enslaved persons into new forms of enslavement, producing distinct factual and legal harms that demand specific criminalization. (8/9)

✊🏾 Despite the prohibition of #slavery and #slave-trade being jus cogens, they have not yet been explicitly included in CAH frameworks. This historical oversight must be addressed in the drafting of the new treaty. (7/9)

🔒 Crimes like forced marriage have been prosecuted under "other inhumane acts." The CAH treaty offers an opportunity to recognize forced marriage as a distinct crime, building on jurisprudence and avoiding unnecessary relitigation. (6/9)

🔗 The codification of new crimes, such as #genderapartheid, enables more precise recognition of victim experiences. It captures systematic domination and self-perpetuating structures of oppression that existing categories miss. (5/9)

🧬 A major point of debate concerns whether to define "gender" or leave it undefined. States might ultimately chose to define it — albeit leaning toward biological aspects, with sociological dimensions assumed but not explicitly stated. (4/9)

📜 A new CAH treaty is under development, with the preparatory process expected to conclude in 2029. It seeks to name, prosecute, and prevent crimes more effectively, crucially embedding gender perspectives to avoid further invisibility. #GenderJustice (3/9)

⚖️ A stark impunity gap persists in the absence of a Crimes Against Humanity (CAH) treaty that mandates domestic prosecution. This lacuna — and the prioritization of other atrocity crimes — creates a hierarchy among crimes in #InternationalCriminalLaw. (2/9)