Applications due: January 15, 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS: Second annual workshop “Resisting the Path to Genocide”:

International conference at the University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, September 6-8, 2012

Full details available here

November 3, 2011

PLEASE JOIN THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF GENOCIDE AS WE PRESENT THE LEMKIN AWARD TO HISTORIAN EMMA GILLIGAN, AUTHOR OF TERROR IN CHECHNYA.

Thursday, November 3rd, 5:30 pm
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Burns Moot Court Room
55 Fifth Avenue, New York City
RSVP cardozophhr@gmail.com; "Gilligan RSVP" in subject line.

Flyer with full details available here (pdf)

October 30, 2011- NOW ONLINE: The ISG Newsletter, #46, Fall 2011

• November 3rd lemin Award Ceremony
• "A Troubled Trial for Khmer rouge Perpetrators" by Elena Lesley
• Conference Reports:
• "ISG Workshop at Notre Dame" by Ernesto Verdeja
• "IAGS Conference in Argentina" by Joyce Apsel
• "North Korea and the Genocide Movement" by Roert Park
• "Risk Assessments for 2012" by Barbara Harff
• "Understanding Somalia" by Ted Gurr
• "Acquiescence before Mass Human Destruction in Sudan's Border Regions" by eric Reeves
• Publications Available
• How to Join ISG

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July 11, 2011

US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM COMMITTEE ON CONSCIENCE EVALUATES RISK OF GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AS SOUTH SUDAN DECLARES INDEPENDENCE

Today, Sudan includes the 15 states that were formerly known as northern Sudan, notably including the capital area around Khartoum, the conflict-ridden western region of Darfur, and newly violent Southern Kordofan. Previously, Sudan also included a southern region, against which it waged war for decades. The north-south conflict ended through negotiations in 2005, and the Republic of South Sudan formally declared its independence on July 9, 2011.

The Museum’s concern for Sudan today stems from:

• The Sudanese government’s established capacity and willingness to resort to violence against civilians in order to pursue its agenda. This violence has included genocide and related crimes against humanity, as evidenced by actions the government has taken against entire ethnic groups in the western region of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and the South.
• On-going conflict, massive displacement, and human rights abuses in the Darfur region, disputed Abyei area, and Southern Kordofan.
• Uncertainty and instability generated by current political changes, specifically the independence of South Sudan, but also the marginalization of minority groups and opposition parties in the north.
• History of inter-group tensions and presence of armed forces associated with ethnic groups.

Full details here

July 7, 2011

THE LEMKIN AWARD 2011

The ISG's Lemkin Award honors Raphael Lemkin, the originator of the concept of genocide and first exponent of a United Nations Genocide Convention. The biennial award recognizes the best non-fiction book published in English or translated into English that focuses on explanations of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, state mass killings and gross violations of human rights, and strategies to prevent such crimes and violations.

The current award cycle covers books published between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012. The first round of nominations should be submitted by December 31, 2011.

Full details here

June 10, 2011

GENOCIDE WATCH FOR THE NUBA MOUNTAINS IN SUDAN (Source: Genocide Watch, June 10, 2011)

Due to confirmed reports of a military buildup and atrocities by the Sudanese Army in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Watch for the area. The people of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordafan again face genocide by the Government of Sudan.

Full details here

June 7, 2011

GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY WARNING: SYRIA (Genocide Watch, June 7, 2011)

Since the beginning of March, the stability of the Syrian Arab Republic has degenerated at an alarming rate. Genocide Watch warns that there is an imminent threat of genocidal massacres and mass atrocities against protesters committed by Alawite troops and police loyal to the Assad government.

Full details here

January 3, 2011- NOW ONLINE: The ISG Newsletter, #45, Winter 2010.

• Warnings Re: Sudan and Iran
• "On Islamic Extremism" by Yehuda Bauer
• "Deportation of Roma Stirs Protest" by Jeannette Smyth
• "Sexual Violence and Genocide in the DRC" by Elisa Von Joeden-Forgey
• "The Future of Dayton's Bosnia" by Sheri Rosenberg
• Letters Re: Denial of Genocide
• Publications Available
• How to Join ISG

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January 3, 2011

THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE NEWSLETTER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF GENOCIDE (No. 45, Winter 2010) is being sent via e-mail instead of via U.S. mail.

Please send us your preferred email address if you have not already done so, if you would like to receive future copies via email. Send your email request to: feinhelen@comcast.net

JULY 26, 2010

RESPONDING TO AL BASHIR'S GENOCIDE CHARGES, Referendum Reports

The International Criminal Court issued a second arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on three counts of genocide on Monday, July 12th. Please encourage your constituents to act by alerting them to call Secretary Clinton at 1-800-Genocide or send a message to President Obama and Secretary Clinton.

Full details here on this action alert, and latest developments from the Save Darfur Coalition

APRIL 29, 2010

GRADING THE BENCHMARKS IN SUDAN: How Sudan is Backsliding on Benchmarks Crucial to Peace

Full details here

February 27, 2010

DARFUR REBELS, SUDANESE GOVERNMENT SIGN PRELIMINARY DEAL

Sudan’s government has signed a deal with the leading rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement – a breakthrough after many months of stalled negotiations. While the news is certainly promising, a remark from the sidelines of peace talks underway in Doha seemed to capture the mood of cautious optimism: “This is not the end,” said Al-Tahir al-Feki, a rebel official. “It is the beginning of the end.” Full article here

Action Alert: January 28, 2010. Advocacy Groups Call for U.S. Officials To Hold Sudan Accountable To Clear Benchmarks. Read more information here

January 9, 2009

LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

We are genocide scholars gravely concerned about signs of genocide and political murder in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe, through discrimination and terror, has created an economic catastrophe. State-created hyper-inflation has caused famine, though not for Mugabe's partisans. Now cholera is sweeping a country that lacks medicines...

Full text of this letter here.