Impunity definition

Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of violations to account - whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings - since they are not subject to any inquiry that might lead to their being accused, arrested, tried and, if found guilty, sentenced to appropriate penalties, and to making reparations to their victims.
Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of human rights violations to account - whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings - since they are not subject to any inquiry that might lead to them being accused, arrested, tried and, if found guilty, convicted.
Impunity means the unwillingness, de facto or de jure (in practice or in law), of bringing the perpetrators of violations to account – whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings and/or refusal to comply with compensatory obligations as determined as appropriate body.

Examples of Impunity in a sentence

  • In response to this request, the Secretary General proposed establishing a Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) in order to support and strengthen the justice system and mechanisms to prevent and combat corruption and impunity in Honduras.

  • Impunity and Human Rights Abuses in Northern Uganda (“No effective accountability structure exists in the camps; reports of UPDF abuses rarely result in any investigation or prosecution of UPDF personnel.”) and “Get the Gun!: Human Rights Violations by Uganda’s National Army in Law Enforcement Operations in Karamoja Region, (September 2007) (“[I]t does not appear that the Ugandan government has acted to provide meaningful accountability for human rights violations by its forces.”).

  • Being aware of the need to address this issue with determination and as a matter of urgency, the government, in June 2015, proposed a “Sistema Integral Hondureño de Combate a la Impunidad y a la Corrupción” [Honduran Integral System to Combat Impunity and Corruption] and opened up a dialogue with the different sectors of Honduran society; The Government of Honduras invited the OAS and the UN to serve as facilitators of the national dialogue.

  • According to the International HIV/AIDS Alliance 2012 report, Impunity and violence against transgender women human rights defenders in Latin America, 90% of violence against transwomen was related to sex work.

  • International Criminal Court and the End of Impunity in Kenya.[S.l.]: Springer International.


More Definitions of Impunity

Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of human rights violations to account - whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings - since they are not subject
Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of human rights violations to account - whether in criminal, civil, administrative or
Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of human rights violations t o account - whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings - since they are not subject to any inquiry that might lead to their being accused, arrested, tried and, if found guilty, convicted, and to reparations being made to their v ictims.
Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of violations to account –whether in criminal, civil, administrative or disciplinary proceedings—since they are not subject to any inquiry that might lead to their being accused, arrested, tried and, if found guilty, sentenced to appropriate penalties, and to making reparations to their victims. See Definition “impunity” from UN Doc E/CN.4/2005/102/Add.1 [8 February 2005]; See also UN Doc E/CN.4/Sub.2/1997/20/Rev.1 [2 October 1997]; UN Doc E/CN.4/2005/102 [18 February 2005].
Impunity means the impossibility, de jure or de facto, of bringing the perpetrators of violations to account
Impunity means to prevent his (accused) being recognized or to secure himself against detection and punishment.
Impunity means exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. Therefore, the set of words that reflect the antonyms of the