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  • Man puts a stamp on sanctions list document.

    We asked experienced practitioners: What makes targeted sanctions more likely to prevent atrocities?

    February 2, 2023

    As part of our “Lessons Learned in Preventing and Responding to Mass Atrocities” project, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide interviewed experienced practitioners working on targeted sanctions in the US government to summarize experiential knowledge about the use of targeted sanctions to help prevent mass atrocities.

    Tags:   lessons learnedtargeted sanctions

  • An Afghan girl sits in front of a bakery in the crowd with Afghan women waiting to receive bread in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 31, 2022.

    More Dangerous By the Day: The Taliban’s Attack on Women and Girls

    January 26, 2023

    Women and girls in Afghanistan are enduring deepening human rights violations and waves of violence. A group of UN experts says the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity.

    Tags:   afghanistanhazara

  • Risks of Mass Atrocities in Ethiopia Remain High Despite Peace Deal

    December 20, 2022

    Civilians in Ethiopia have suffered war crimes and crimes against humanity over the past two years of armed conflict, including targeting on the basis of real or perceived identity. The Simon-Skjodt Center urges vigilance as civilians continue to face attacks despite an agreement to cease hostilities.

    Tags:   ethiopiatigray

  • The UN Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), with security and logistical support from the Colombian Armed Forces and help from some members of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army), cleared 750 of 998 FARC-EP arms caches. The operation required major logistical planning and effort, involving more than 40,000 kilometers travelled by helicopter, boat, land vehicles and horses. July 24, 2017.

    Distilling the Atrocity Prevention Literature: A Guide for Policy Makers and Researchers

    December 12, 2022

    To help policy makers and researchers seeking to understand the key findings from our Lessons Learned project, we distill and summarize evidence about success factors associated with the effectiveness of atrocity prevention tools.

    Tags:   atrocity preventionlessons learned

  • Heat map of estimated risk of new mass killing, 2022–23.

    Countries at Risk for Mass Killing 2022–23: New Early Warning Report

    November 29, 2022

    Pakistan, Yemen, and Burma/Myanmar top the list of countries at risk for new mass killing in 2022 or 2023, according to the Early Warning Project’s latest annual Statistical Risk Assessment.

    Tags:   early warning projectmass killing

  • Refugee Ukrainians walk from Ukraine to Isaccea in Romania after crossing the border. March, 5, 2022.

    Mass Atrocities in Ukraine: Assessing Risks of Significant Escalation

    November 17, 2022

    On October 11, 2022, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide convened a private roundtable with presentations by three Ukraine experts to discuss potential scenarios of mass atrocity escalation in Ukraine and preventive options for policy makers. This blog distills key themes from the discussion.

    Tags:   ukraine

  • Men stand in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021.

    Will Justice Follow Peace in Ethiopia?

    November 9, 2022

    On November 2, following formal peace talks mediated by the African Union, the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray have agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities. But will justice follow peace in Ethiopia?

    Tags:   ethiopiatigray

  • Our Enduring Commitment to Syria

    August 29, 2022

    Remarks by Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, at an event on Syria, held at the British Embassy in Washington DC.

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  • Air strikes pound Syria's last rebel strongholds, gas chokes civilians.

    Nine Years Since Ghouta: Reflecting on the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

    August 22, 2022

    Reflections on the horror of the 2013 chemical weapons attacks by the Assad regime on Ghouta and the many lives lost, and the numerous other attacks, using chemical and conventional weapons, launched on its own people by a regime, still in power and rooted in impunity.

    Tags:   syriaghouta

  • A 91-year-old Iraqi woman tears up as she recounts how she fled from Mosul.

    Inching Towards Justice: The 8th Anniversary of the Yezidi Genocide

    August 11, 2022

    August 3, 2022 marked the eighth anniversary of attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on the Yezidis of northern Iraq. Eight years on, the need for justice remains unabated. Thousands of Yezidis are still missing, their families in anguish. 

    Tags:   yezidiyazidi

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Genocide Prevention

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Find information on historical cases of genocide and other atrocities.

  • Learn About Genocide and Mass Atrocities
    • What is Genocide?
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    • Cameroon
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    • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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    • Ukraine
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  • Reports and Resources
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    • Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities
    • Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
    • Genocide Prevention Task Force Report
    • “To Make Us Slowly Disappear”: The Chinese Government’s Assault on the Uyghurs
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