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  • Violence in the Wake of Musician’s Murder Indicates Risk of Atrocity Crimes in Ethiopia

    October 16, 2020

    Protests against the Ethiopian government erupted in July after Ethiopian singer and activist Hachalu Hundeessaa was shot and killed in the capital, Addis Ababa, under unclear circumstances. State security forces responded with deadly violence, and the unrest continues to raise regional and ethnic tensions ahead of the delayed 2020 national elections.

    Tags:   ethiopiaearly warning

  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum

    Call for Applicants: Early Warning Project Fellowship on Indonesia

    October 13, 2020

    The US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide seeks applications for a fellowship to assess risks of mass atrocities in Indonesia.

    Tags:   indonesiaearly warning project

  • View of shelters in Wau Protection of Civilians site Adjacent Area, South Sudan, in 2018.

    COVID-19 and Atrocity Prevention in Cameroon and South Sudan

    October 8, 2020

    Nearly seven months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, we are witnessing the beginnings of its effects on mass atrocities.

    Tags:   covid-19cameroonsouth sudanatrocity prevention

  • Yezidi pilgrims pray as they leave a sacred temple in Lalish.

    The Path to Reparations for Victims of IS Crimes in Iraq

    October 7, 2020

    Over six years have passed since the self-described Islamic State’s assault on Iraq and Syria, and its particular targeting of ethno-religious minority groups for killings, sexual violence, abduction, and torture, among other harms. In September 2020, the Simon-Skjodt Center held a briefing focused on reparations for victims and survivors of these crimes.

    Tags:   iraqsyriayazidiyezidireparationsjustice

  • Venezuelans protest in the street against the government for human rights violations and killings of civilians in peaceful demonstrations. March 16, 2014.

    UN Mission Finds Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela

    October 1, 2020

    Supervisors gave Venezuelan security forces a “green light to kill” civilians, according to a UN fact-finding mission report released earlier this month.

    Tags:   venezuelacrimes against humanity

  • Jewish women from Subcarpathian Rus who have been selected for forced labor at Auschwitz-Birkenau, march toward their barracks after disinfection and headshaving.

    Women’s Experiences of Genocide

    September 22, 2020

    Gender is fundamental to how genocide is experienced and documented, and how justice is achieved.

    Tags:   gender-based violencewomen and genocidegender

  • New Report: Efforts Towards Peace in Côte d’Ivoire’s Presidential Elections

    September 10, 2020

    With just seven weeks until Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election, supporters of political parties, security forces, and militias have clashed in the streets, resulting in fatality estimates from seven to 26. A new report from a Simon-Skjodt Center fellow analyzes the evolving risks of mass atrocities in the country and the steps that domestic and international actors have taken to help prevent large-scale violence around the upcoming elections

    Tags:   early warning projectearly warning

  • Map of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Violence in the DRC: UN and ICC Warn of Crimes Against Humanity in Ituri

    August 11, 2020

    As violence escalates in Ituri province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations and International Criminal Court have raised concerns of possible crimes against humanity.

    Tags:   dr congocongodrcituri

  • This Yezidi woman, age 85, walked for five days to escape from Mount Sinjar in 2014. She took a van for the last kilometer to a refugee camp across the border in Syria.

    Marking the Six-Year Anniversary of the Yezidi Genocide

    August 3, 2020

    On the six-year anniversary of IS's devastating attack on the Yezidis, the Simon-Skjodt Center stands in solidarity with victims and survivors, and again calls for Iraq and the wider international community to identify and act upon early warning signs that could curb the risks of future violence.

    Tags:   yezidiyazidi

  • A Yazidi woman prays on the sacred grounds of Lalish.

    Museum Convenes Expert Briefing on Continued Risks and Challenges For Yazidi Community

    July 28, 2020

    Yazidis remains at physical risk and in search of justice six years after the genocide. The Museum convened a panel of experts to discuss these risks and the prospects for accountability.

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Genocide Prevention

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    • What is Genocide?
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    • Bangladesh
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Burma
    • Cambodia
    • Cameroon
    • Central African Republic
    • China
    • Côte d’Ivoire
    • Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Iraq
    • Mali
    • Rwanda
    • South Sudan
    • Sudan
    • Syria
    • Zimbabwe
  • Reports and Resources
    • Reports by Date
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    • Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
    • Genocide Prevention Task Force Report
  • About the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide
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