The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018, which overwhelmingly passed across party lines in the House and Senate, institutionalizes atrocity prevention in the U.S. government.

In the United States, April is designated as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month and is aimed at commemorating and raising awareness about genocides that occurred in the past, including the ...

Social media is often criticized for fueling misinformation and violence, but it could actually play a role in preventing genocide and mass atrocities—if used strategically. A new paper co-authored by ...

In 2025, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect monitored and analyzed 29 situations where populations are experiencing, or are at risk ...

1 Constant Méheut, “After Monastery Shootout, Residents Say Kosovo Villages Feel Like a ‘Jungle,’” New York Times, October 2, 2023. 2 Mark Landler, “In Northern Ireland Town, Painful Memories Lie ...

Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum is Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; and Director, Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights and the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and ...

Keene State College is proud to announce the launch of its certificate in applied genocide prevention. The graduate program is designed to equip scholars, policymakers, and practitioners with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. “The responsibility to protect is more than a principle — it is a ...

Please join the Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies for a panel discussion and reception to mark the launch of the newly updated ...