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[-] PoliticalCustard@lemmy.world 67 points 11 months ago

The only questions I am left with are: why did it take so long, and why haven't more countries invoked the Conventions? As the article points out "States have an obligation to prevent genocide, not merely to punish it after it has occurred."

[-] pop@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

why did it take so long, and why haven't more countries invoked the Conventions

There's an elephant in the room that everyone doesn't want to offend. It might force unannounced sanctions on you because you're speaking out against a country they're supplying arms. And they'll not just sanction you themselves, they'll make it so that they will sanction anyone that does business with you.

This causes irreversible financial harm.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Because then their laws usually force them to try and stop it and nobody wants to go against the the USA

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