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We believe that the most important prevention work happens at the grassroots level and that true long-term human security is built over time through broad-based internal social and cultural commitments to justice.

Working with people around the world to promote genocide prevention, human security, restorative dialogue, mental health literacy, and peace-building education and training.

Informing the world about global grassroots efforts to end the cycle of genocide.

Promoting a shared global language of genocide prevention.

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“Geghard” SAF welcomes the announcement by Lemkin Institute to withdraw support for Azerbaijan's hosting of COP29

ARMENPRESS

Jun 7
2 min

“Geghard” SAF welcomes the announcement by Lemkin Institute to withdraw support for Azerbaijan's hosting of COP29

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. The “Geghard” Scientific and Analytical Foundation welcomes the announcement by the Lemkin Institute calling...

Lemkin Institute calls on UN to withdraw support for Azerbaijan as host of COP29

Siranush Ghazanchyan

Jun 6
4 min

Lemkin Institute calls on UN to withdraw support for Azerbaijan as host of COP29

The Lemkin Institute calls on the UN to withdraw support for Azerbaijan as host of COP29. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention...

Lemkin Institute Calls on UN to Withdraw Azerbaijan as Climate Summit Host

Asbarez Staff, Asbarez

Jun 6
4 min

Lemkin Institute Calls on UN to Withdraw Azerbaijan as Climate Summit Host

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention called on the United Nations to withdraw its support for Azerbaijan to host the 2024 Climate...

Opinion: Why is Nikki Haley scrawling genocidal messages on Israeli bombs?

Moustafa Bayoumi, The Guardian

May 29
4 min

Opinion: Why is Nikki Haley scrawling genocidal messages on Israeli bombs?

Haley writing ‘finish them’ on an Israeli bomb is everything horrific about the US elite’s morally empty foreign policy This past Sunday...

Genocide Prevention Group Says 'Israel Must Be Stopped Now'

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

May 28
4 min

Genocide Prevention Group Says 'Israel Must Be Stopped Now'

"Even if there were legitimate doubts about Israel's genocide, there is no doubt that Israel is committing atrocity crimes of the most...

‘Israel is Committing Genocide, US is Complicit’ – Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention

Palestine Chronicle Staff

May 28
4 min

‘Israel is Committing Genocide, US is Complicit’ – Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention

“There is no doubt that Israel is committing atrocity crimes of the most barbaric kind. Israel must be stopped. Israel must be stopped...

Lemkin Institute Condemns Pashinyan’s ‘Cryptic Engagement with Genocide Denial’

Asbarez

May 13
11 min

Lemkin Institute Condemns Pashinyan’s ‘Cryptic Engagement with Genocide Denial’

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued a powerfully-worded statement on Friday condemning efforts by Armenia’s authorities,...

As We Remember the Armenian Genocide, the U.S. Should Reject Azerbaijan's Assault on Their Culture | Opinion

Elisa von Joeden-Forgey

Apr 23
4 min

As We Remember the Armenian Genocide, the U.S. Should Reject Azerbaijan's Assault on Their Culture | Opinion

Last September, the Amaras Monastery, one of Christianity's oldest religious complexes and a sacred site of the Armenian Apostolic...

Genocide alert issued over Israeli violence in West Bank

Tamara Nassar | The Electronic Intafada

Apr 19
4 min

Genocide alert issued over Israeli violence in West Bank

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has issued an “active genocide alert” over the situation for Palestinians in the occupied...

ANC International, Lemkin Institute Step Up Calls for Protection of Jerusalem Armenians’ Rights

Asbarez Staff

Apr 14
4 min

ANC International, Lemkin Institute Step Up Calls for Protection of Jerusalem Armenians’ Rights

After Israeli police brutally assaulted Armenians in an attempt to evict them from the “Cows’ Garden” in the Jerusalem Armenian...

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1 day ago
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NHS Trans Care Officials Speak At Anti-Trans Hate Group SEGM's Conference

The speakers are poised to determine the future of transgender care in the United Kingdom, which has increasingly come under attack. On...

Denied Asylum In Kazakhstan, Karakalpak Activist Faces Extradition To Uzbekistan

Austin Malloy, RFE

5 days ago
2 min

Denied Asylum In Kazakhstan, Karakalpak Activist Faces Extradition To Uzbekistan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakh authorities have rejected an asylum request by jailed Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratov (aka Muratbai),...

How the disappearing Aral Sea is changing life in Karakalpakia

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5 days ago
5 min

How the disappearing Aral Sea is changing life in Karakalpakia

The drying up of the Aral Sea is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters of modern times. The rapid disappearance of the...

Famine is ravaging Sudan, but the world can’t get food aid to millions of starving people

Maggie Michael, Reuters

5 days ago
13 min

Famine is ravaging Sudan, but the world can’t get food aid to millions of starving people

Sudan’s military and its paramilitary rival have blocked the UN's humanitarian agencies from delivering aid to large areas of the...

Israeli Minister of Education Suggests Lebanon Will Be “Annihilated”

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

Sep 28
3 min

Israeli Minister of Education Suggests Lebanon Will Be “Annihilated”

Meanwhile, UN officials urgently call for a Lebanon ceasefire as the Middle East is on the “brink of catastrophe.” As Israel followed...

Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

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Sep 28
5 min

Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

When she first heard about the evacuation warnings Israel was sending to residents of Lebanon, Aline Naser’s thoughts immediately turned...

Doctors Describe the Horror of Israel’s Pager Attack in Lebanon

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Sep 28
6 min

Doctors Describe the Horror of Israel’s Pager Attack in Lebanon

Surgeons and others detail gruesome injuries; many of the thousands of victims were blinded, with fingers severed On Sept. 17, just...

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Sep 28
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Bangladesh revolution sparks new hopes among Rohingya

Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Rohingya refugee Shonjida has endured years of boredom, misery and violence in Bangladesh -- but last...

Rohingya refugees detail worsening violence in Myanmar

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Sep 23
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Rohingya refugees detail worsening violence in Myanmar

Rohingya refugee Syed fled Myanmar for a second time last month, after he was forced to fight alongside the military that drove his...

Nagorno-Karabakh: The refugees 'abandoned' by the world in Europe's 'forgotten' conflict

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Sep 22
6 min

Nagorno-Karabakh: The refugees 'abandoned' by the world in Europe's 'forgotten' conflict

The long-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies on the edge of Europe, has a history of violence and displacement. The latest...

‘We Couldn’t Work Properly’: How Azerbaijan Obstructed Red Cross Relief During the Nagorno-Karabakh Siege

Rasmus Canbäck, OCCRP

Sep 21
13 min

‘We Couldn’t Work Properly’: How Azerbaijan Obstructed Red Cross Relief During the Nagorno-Karabakh Siege

Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help....

Jonathan S. Blake, Boston Review

Sep 21
19 min

Is the State Here to Stay?

After decades of deference to the market, states are exerting greater control over capital. In the face of climate change, it may be too...

Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war?

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Sep 19
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Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war?

Experts say blasts potentially violate international humanitarian law, including ban on indiscriminate attacks. Washington, DC – The...

Ahead of U.S. activist Aysenur Eygi's funeral, father says U.S. bias for Israel behind lack of investigation

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Sep 19
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Ahead of U.S. activist Aysenur Eygi's funeral, father says U.S. bias for Israel behind lack of investigation

Istanbul — The father of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi , a Turkish-American activist whom Israel admits was likely killed by one of its soldiers a...

OPINION: Israel continues to kill Americans with impunity

Omar Suleiman, Al Jazeera

Sep 12
4 min

OPINION: Israel continues to kill Americans with impunity

And the US government is rewarding it with more weapons and more aid. Four days before the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003, 23-year-old...

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THE LEMKIN INSTITUTE SUPPORTS STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS IN THE USA AND AROUND THE WORLD. GENOCIDE PREVENTION CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY.

A 12-Point Genocide Prevention Agenda for U.S. Presidential Candidates

We believe that the most important prevention work happens at the grassroots level and that true long-term human security is built over time through broad-based internal social and cultural commitments to justice.

Working with people around the world to promote genocide prevention, human security, restorative dialogue, mental health literacy, and peace-building education and training.

Informing the world about global grassroots efforts to end the cycle of genocide.

Promoting a shared global language of genocide prevention.

Recent Lemkin Institute Event

Hidden in Plain View: The Case of Genocide in Gaza

For guidelines and more
information:

Check out our GENOCIDE
PREVENTION TOOLBOX

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PRINCIPLES

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PATTERNS

PATTERNS
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What's New?

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Red Flag Alerts

Active Genocide Alerts

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The Lemkin Institute in the News

NEW REPORT

Risk Factors and Indicators of the Crime of Genocide in the Republic of Artsakh: Applying the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

5 September 2023

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Friday, February 23, 2024, 12noon ET, "How to Identify Genocide: The Ukraine Case"

Friday, March 22, 2024, 12noon ET, "When Genocide is Global: The Case of Armenians"

Friday, May 3, 2024, 12noon ET, "Hidden in Plain View: The Case of Genocide in Gaza"

Friday, November 15, 2024, 12:30pm ET, "Stochastic v. Defined Intent: Femicide, Anti-Trans Genocide, and LGBTQ+ Hate"

Friday, December 13, 12:30pm ET, "We Charge Genocide: Anti-Black Racism & Genocide"

THE LEMKIN INSTITUTE SUPPORTS STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS IN THE USA AND AROUND THE WORLD. GENOCIDE PREVENTION CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY.

A 12-Point Genocide Prevention Agenda for U.S. Presidential Candidates

We believe that the most important prevention work happens at the grassroots level and that true long-term human security is built over time through broad-based internal social and cultural commitments to justice.

​Working with people around the world to promote genocide prevention, human security, restorative dialogue, mental health literacy, and peace-building education and training.

​

Informing the world about global grassroots efforts to end the cycle of genocide.

​

Promoting a shared global language of genocide prevention.

​

Recent Lemkin Institute Event

Hidden in Plain View: The Case of Genocide in Gaza

For guidelines and more information:

Check out our GENOCIDE PREVENTION TOOLBOX

11 PRINCIPLES

10 PATTERNS

PATTERNS CHECKLIST

GENOCIDE INDICATORS

Shop our merch to support our work!

All Products

What's New?

Statements

Red Flag Alerts

Active Genocide Alerts

SOS Alerts

The Lemkin Institute in the News

NEW REPORT

Risk Factors and Indicators of the Crime of Genocide in the Republic of Artsakh: Applying the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

5 September 2023

FEatured social media post

Upcoming Events

GENOCIDE IN THE NEWS

2024 EVENTS

Friday, February 23, 2024, 12noon ET, "How to Identify Genocide: The Ukraine Case"

Friday, March 22, 2024, 12noon ET, "When Genocide is Global: The Case of Armenians"

Friday, May 3, 2024, 12noon ET, "Hidden in Plain View: The Case of Genocide in Gaza"

Friday, November 15, 2024, 12:30pm ET, "Stochastic v. Defined Intent: Femicide, Anti-Trans Genocide, and LGBTQ+ Hate"

Friday, December 13, 12:30pm ET, "We Charge Genocide: Anti-Black Racism & Genocide"

Working with people around the world to promote genocide prevention, human security, restorative dialogue, mental health literacy, and peace-building education and training.

For guidelines and more
information:

Check out our GENOCIDE
PREVENTION TOOLBOX

11
PRINCIPLES

10
PATTERNS

PATTERNS
CHECKLIST

GENOCIDE
INDICATORS

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