Ambassador Rapp Delivers Remarks in Remembrance of Ben Ferencz and Justice Thomas Buergenthal
Remarks delivered by Ambassador Stephen Rapp, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide's Tom A. Bernstein Genocide Prevention Fellow.
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Thirty Years after Genocide, a New Generation Works for Peace
Nearly 70 percent of the population in Rwanda is under 35, with most young people having been born after the 1994 genocide. Today, while many of Rwanda’s youth are still reconciling with the trauma of the past, they are finding new ways to bring communities together for a more peaceful future.
Storytelling as Survival: Surrounded by War, Ukrainians Preserve Stories of Tragedy and Resilience
The Museum of Civilian Voices has preserved over 100,000 firsthand accounts from civilians affected by war. Two years after Russia’s large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, they share why storytelling is critical for national memory, justice, and survival.
Ethiopian Civil Society Groups Establish Benchmarks for Measuring Transitional Justice Efforts
The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide convened civil society leaders from Ethiopia to discuss how best to measure transitional justice efforts in the country, and what benchmarks would be required for success. This post summarizes key points from that discussion.
Engaging Political & Diplomatic Actors to Advance Justice: Advice for Victim Groups
Legal expert Beth Van Schaack explains how our new Handbook can help victim groups who have experienced genocide and related mass atrocities engage members of the international community as allies in their quest for justice and accountability.
Carving a Path Towards Justice: The Essential Role of Victim Groups
This post explains how our new Handbook, "Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Handbook for Victim Groups," can help victim groups use the law to obtain justice and accountability for mass atrocities, and advise them on how to effectively gather and share information with authorities in order to advance justice.
New Museum Handbook for Victim Groups on Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities
Victim groups can and should play a central role in the fight for justice for genocide and related crimes against humanity. This blog post previews how our new Handbook, “Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Handbook for Victim Groups” can help.
Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities: Lessons from the Yezidi Experience
The Yezidi community has been fighting for justice for the genocide perpetrated against their community by ISIS for years. This guest blog post, by Pari Ibrahim, Executive Director, Free Yezidi Foundation, explores Yezidi survivors’ fight for justice and how our new handbook, “Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Handbook for Victim Groups” can help.
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Find information on historical cases of genocide and other atrocities.