Genocide Convention 70 years later: Vision lives on despite setbacks

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Genocide Convention.  Catalyzed by the “never again” sentiment pervading the aftermath of World War II, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide codified and outlawed this most heinous and unconscionable of crimes.  The Genocide Convention has been ratified by 149 member states.  But…