{"id":30662,"date":"2021-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/reports\/hrc47-oral-statement-during-interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-adviser-5312\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:36:10","slug":"hrc47-oral-statement-during-interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-adviser-5312","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/reports\/hrc47-oral-statement-during-interactive-dialogue-with-the-special-adviser-5312\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC47: Oral statement during interactive dialogue with the Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/c3fe6fce2aaf3d672e8740cc6758ee20.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Item 3:<\/b> Interactive Dialogue with the Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Organisation:<\/b>Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Speaker:<\/b>Claire Denman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Madame President,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSW thanks the Special Advisor for her work, and welcomes the Council\u2019s continued attention on the prevention of the crime of genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this is a noble mandate, there are serious concerns that the Council may have failed in this regard in relation to the ongoing situation in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The region has witnessed a violent civil conflict since November 2020, and reports have continued to emerge of violations taking place which may amount to genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is widespread, with assailants regularly reported as speaking of \u201ccleansing\u201d the bloodline of victims and deliberately damaging their reproductive systems, drawing comparisons with campaigns of mass rape committed with genocidal intent in Bosnia and Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 2000 people, mostly men and boys, have been killed in 150 massacres confirmed so far. Tens of thousands face immediate peril due to a man-made famine, amidst reports of the deliberate destruction of crops, enforced prohibitions on farming, and Eritrean troops blocking or commandeering food aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We call for urgent international intervention, with a view to securing a permanent ceasefire and accountability for these horrific crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madame President, all too often genocide is not addressed while it is underway as attempts to do so become mired in international politics. We urge the Council to intervene swiftly whenever genocide is suspected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never Again must come to mean Never Again \u2013 for Anybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While this is a noble mandate, there are serious concerns that the Council may have failed in this regard in relation to the ongoing situation in Ethiopias Tigray region.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":44657,"template":"","categories":[],"regions":[159,164],"class_list":["post-30662","reports","type-reports","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-international-arenas","regions-united-nations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reports\/30662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reports"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reports"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reports\/30662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36242,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reports\/30662\/revisions\/36242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=30662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}