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Marking the Fourth Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict
March 13, 2015
On the fourth anniversary of the uprising in Syria, the Museum calls for effective and sustained efforts to end the horrific suffering of the Syrian people, who are in the midst of the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II and facing the threat of genocide.
Assessing the US Government’s Efforts to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocity
September 15, 2014
In a new report, CPG Fellow James P. Finkel assesses the advances in atrocity prevention policy under the Obama administration and the challenges that persist.
Never Too Late for Justice
August 7, 2014
In a highly anticipated ruling, two former Khmer Rouge leaders have been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment by the tribunal established in Cambodia to try those most responsible for the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979.
UN Security Council and US Senate Pass Resolutions on the Prevention of Genocide
April 21, 2014
Two resolutions commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and call on states to recommit themselves to the prevention of and fight against genocide.
Journey to Rwanda
April 6, 2014
Mike Abramowitz, director of the Center for the Prevention of Genocide, reports from his trip to Kigali, where a Museum delegation is participating in the 20th anniversary commemorations of the genocide in Rwanda.
Featured Items from the CPG Blog
Death Cheats Justice in Cambodia
Ieng Sary, one of the senior Khmer Rouge leaders on trial in Cambodia for the mass atrocities committed in that country between 1975 and 1979 died at age 87 in the midst of his trial. 3/15/2013
Humanitarian Crisis in Nuba Mountains
Over the past two years, a humanitarian crisis has been building in the border areas between Sudan and South Sudan in the context of a civil war between the government of Sudan and rebels from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement—North. 7/16/2013
Responsibility to Protect: From Words to Action
The Museum hosted the launch of a new report by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and the late former Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan, Richard S.Williamson on how to realize the promise of R2P. 8/8/2013