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Final Report by the International People's Tribunal 1965
31 Jul 2016
An international panel of the Judges who participated in the hearings organized in November 2015 by the International People's Tribunal (IPT) 1965 released their final report of the hearings.
As a...
"We are desperate and without help": the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar
22 Jul 2016
The Stanley Foundation's Courier in its Summer 2016 issue features a cover story of atrocity and persecution today: “Their name is the Rohingya, a people disowned by their home government, cast away as stateless and homeless. Who will step up and help?”
The story features the...
On the situation in South Sudan, Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016
(New York, 11 July 2016) The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed his deep concern at the threat to the populations of South Sudan posed by the renewed fighting of the last few days between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and those loyal to...
Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments - Toolkit
11 Jul 2016
This Toolkit has been developed by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of their joint project to develop guidance to support companies operating in complex environments manage their security in a...
On the situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Jun 2016
23 Jun 2016
[New York, 22 June 2016] The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, expressed concern at the decision taken by the Interior Ministry of Bahrain on 20 June 2016 to revoke the citizenship of Sheikh Issa Qassem, a prominent Shia religious leader, and on the...
USIP's online Global Campus coming soon
23 Jun 2016
United States Institute of Peace's online Global Campus, established in 2014, is a direct response to the many challenges of peacebuilding in the 21st century—from violent extremism to natural resource challenges. Global Campus courses are accessible anywhere in the world at any time, in a...
On the escalation of Islamophobia and homophobia following the events in Orlando, Florida, USA, Jun 2016
17 Jun 2016
[New York, 16 June 2016] The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, condemned the criminal attack that took place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States, on 12 June, in which 49 people were killed and 53 injured. He offered his...
Human Rights Council releases report on genocide of the Yezidi
15 Jun 2016
The Human Rights Council released a report, A/HRC/32/CRP.2, on 15 June 2016, based on information collected by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, confirming that ISIS has committed the crime of genocide. Advance version is available...
Senior Deputy Director of MIGS - Kyle Matthews
12 Jun 2016
Could you describe main goals of your organization, MIGS?
MIGS stands for the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. We are a university-based research and advocacy center at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. We are the only center in Canada...
The Role of Atrocity Prevention and Responsibility to Protect in Development Cooperation
1 Jun 2016
On 22-23 March 2016, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID, assisted by the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, convened a workshop entitled "The Role of Atrocity Prevention and Responsibility to Protect in Development Cooperation". The event,...
Genocide Prevention Certificate Application Deadline Approaching
26 May 2016
The Online Genocide Prevention Certificate (GPC) is a new program developed by the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MAHG) Program at Stockton University with the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR). GPC aims to meet the need for extended specialized training...
EAC and AIPR to collaborate on prevention work in East Africa
24 May 2016
The East African Community (EAC) and Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Prevention of Genocide and other Mass Atrocities in May 2016 to implement training programmes and advance collaboration on atrocity...
Looking Back and Moving Forward, a Reflection on 10 Years of R2P
20 May 2016
A new report by ICRtoP, "Looking Back and Moving Forward: Civil Society Perspectives on the First Decade of the Responsibility to Protect", reviews the progress of the last ten years, identifies the challenges and priorities of the next ten years, and recommends ways to...
"Asia Pacific Outlook," a regional risk assessment by the Asia Pacific Centre for R2P
13 May 2016
The Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (APR2P) has released its second issue of assessing atrocity risks throughout the Asia Pacific region.
On the situation of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic, May 2016
10 May 2016
(New York) Responding to the deadliest two weeks since the Cessation of Hostilities accord, which came into effect on 27 February 2016, the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed his outrage at the ongoing indiscriminate and seemingly calculated attacks against...
National mechanisms for atrocity prevention, new edition released by AIPR
7 May 2016
Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation launched the 2016 edition of its Booklet on National Mechanisms for the Prevention of Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes. This year’s publication will highlight the progress of existing national mechanisms featured in the 2015 edition (i.e. DRC,...
Gender and Genocide
6 May 2016
The International Coalition on Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) hosted an online discussion in May led by Akila Radhakrishnan, Legal Director of the Global Justice Center, examining the legal implications of acts of gender-based violence (sexual violence, abductions, slavery, forced...
Atrocity Alert - a weekly update by the Global Centre for R2P
5 May 2016
The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect has launched Atrocity Alert, a weekly publication highlighting and updating situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. The first issue was released on 20 April.
Reducing Risk, Strengthening Resilience: Toward the Structural Prevention of Atrocity Crimes
27 Apr 2016
Despite the commitment of world governments to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle in 2005 to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity (atrocity crimes), it has proven difficult to make the prevention of atrocity crimes a lived reality. It has been...
GAAMAC II debriefing
27 Apr 2016
The Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations, together with the Mission of Switzerland, hosted a debriefing on Friday, 15 April 2015 at UN Headquarters. This meeting reported on the second international meeting (GAAMAC II) of the Global Action Against Mass...