Introduction Genocide and related crimes against humanity are devastating in their scale and scope. They leave enduring scars for survivors and their families, as well as long-term trauma in...
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Introduction Genocide and related crimes against humanity are devastating in their scale and scope. They leave enduring scars for survivors and their families, as well as long-term trauma in...
By Madeleine MacLean On June 21, 2023, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide brought together Burmese civil society leaders to discuss the mass...
On May 7, 2023, the Arab League voted to reinstate Syria after a 12-year suspension. Syria’s return to the Arab League came without any preconditions—for example, on the release of detainees,...
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Author Dr. Ashleigh Landau is the Research Associate at the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. Introduction The Early Warning Project uses patterns from past instances of mass...
By Sareta Ashraph On March 17, 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants of arrest, in the context of the situation in Ukraine, against Vladimir Putin,...
Exposé: Prévention des atrocités de masse dans Cameroun Identification d’options stratégiques Le Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide du United States Holocaust Memorial Museum a publié...
Applying Tools for Atrocity Prevention in Cameroon The situation remains dire in Cameroon’s Anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions. Since 2017, the crisis has resulted in over 6,000 people killed...
By Wai Wai Nu and Naomi Kikoler One year ago, the United States made a historic determination: the atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese military constitute genocide and crimes...
In the year since the start of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine we have seen unimaginable harm inflicted on civilians across Ukraine. Over 7,000 civilians have been killed and approximately...
We asked experienced practitioners: What makes targeted sanctions more likely to prevent atrocities? Targeted sanctions have become one of the most frequently discussed and hotly debated options in...
By Sareta Ashraph On January 16, 2023, gunmen in the Afghan capital of Kabul shot and killed Mursal Nabizada, a former Member of Parliament. An outspoken critic of the Taliban, Nabizada was one of...
Rising political instability in Chad since the April 2021 death of the country's longtime president has sparked concern about risks of large-scale violence against civilians. According to the Early...
SEARCH THE ENTIRE SITE Enter Your Search Term Here < ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECENT ANALYSIS Risks of Mass Atrocities in Ethiopia Remain High Despite Peace Deal SHARE DECEMBER 20, 2022 By Ryan D’Souza ...
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Introduction Download the report as a PDF. Genocide and related crimes against humanity are devastating in their scale and scope. They leave enduring scars for survivors and their families, as well...
Museum Warns of Heightened Risk of Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Ethiopia's Tigray Region WASHINGTON, DC. – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is deeply concerned about further crimes...
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Since its outbreak in March 2011, the conflict in Syria has cost the lives of nearly 500,000 people, displaced more than half the country's population, and involved numerous atrocities and crimes...
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Mali is currently facing numerous conflicts throughout its vast territory. Today, there is a potential risk of mass atrocities in Mali as multiple armed groups vie for power in a vacuum of state...
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New Report: Mounting Evidence of Genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar International cooperation needed to halt killing and seek justice (WASHINGTON D.C. and COX’S BAZAR, November 15, 2017)—There...
Burma: A Bearing Witness Trip In March 2015, staff from the Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide traveled to Burma to investigate threats facing the Rohingya people, a Muslim...
Museum expresses concern for millions of civilians still at risk in Sudan WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum announced today the update of its Google Earth initiative,...