7.2.Where can unions report crimes against humanity and genocide?

h) Persecution of a group or collectivity with a distinct identity based on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender or other grounds universally recognized as unacceptable under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court; i) Forced disappearance of persons; j) The crime of apartheid; k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.

In 1968, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the NonApplicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, which establishes that crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide are not subject to statutory limitations, that is, criminal proceedings to prosecute, investigate, try and punish those responsible for such crimes are never extinguished.

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STATES IN THE AMERICAS THAT HAVE RATIFIED THE CONVENTION ON THE NON-APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY LIMITATIONS TO WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay.

The updated list of States that have ratified the Convention can be found at this link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_ no=IV-6&chapter=4&clang=_en

The text of the Convention can be found at this link: https://www.ohchr.org/SP/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/WarCrimes.aspx

7.2 Where can unions report crimes against humanity and genocide?

Trade unions can denounce crimes against humanity and genocide in three areas:

In the competent national court of the State in whose territory the crimes occurred.

At the International Criminal Court.

In foreign national courts under the principle of universal jurisdiction.