The Crimes Against Humanity Working Group was established in response to the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee’s consideration of a proposed international convention on the prevention and punishment of Crimes Against Humanity. The group provides a forum for legal practitioners and experts to examine developments in this area of international law, with a particular focus on developing guidance and resources for the legal profession.

The focus of the group:

• Expressing the IBA’s general support for the initiative, signalling endorsement from the global legal community to governments, potentially through a Presidential statement and/or a Council resolution in advance of the negotiations early next year.
• Supporting the engagement of civil society, including bar associations and NGOs.
• Identifying and articulating any specific changes required to the components of the Convention, as a primary focus of the group.

Current membership

Members of the BIC CAHWG steering group are as follows:

Please note: members of bar associations are engaged on the basis of their individual expertise, and not to represent the views of their organisations.

Name	Organisation / Position
Dmytro Marchukov	Publication Officer, Litigation Committee
Steve Richman	Chair, Bar Issues Commission
Berit Reiss-Andersen	Vice Chair, Bar Issues Commission
John Balouziyeh	Co-Vice Chair, Human Rights Law Committee
Akila Radhakrishnan	Human Rights Lawyer
Niriksha Sanghvi	Communications Officer, War Crimes Committee
Sara Carnegie	Director, Legal Projects Unit (IBA)
Elsa Wyllie	Events Officer, War Crimes Committee
Markus Beham	Co-Chair, Human Rights Law Committee
Shirley Pouget	Member, Human Rights Law Committee Advisory Board
Prost, Kimberly	Judge, International Criminal Court
William Julie	Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Ligia Cecilia Popescu	PPID Liaison Officer, Litigation Committee
Tiffani Brownley-Meijer	International Organisations Liaison Officer, Human Rights Law Committee
Eytan Epstein	Member, BIC Policy Committee