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Selected Websites on Genocide
Studies, State Killings, Groups at Risk, International Law and Past Genocides
- Human Rights First
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org
"Human Rights First protects people at risk: refugees who flee
persecution, victims of crimes against humanity or other mass human
rights violations, victims of discrimination, those whose rights are
eroded in the name of national security, and human rights advocates
who are targeted for defending the rights of others."
- Web Genocide Documentation Centre.
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide.htm
Resources on Genocide, War Crimes and Mass Killing
- Frank Chalk & Kurt Jonassohn/Montreal
Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies [MIGS]
http://migs.concordia.ca
This includes a description of MIGS, lists of their Occasional Papers
series available, list of current meetings and newsletters in the fields,
an Op-Ed section, a short list of major books, and a long collection
(13 specialized sub-pages) of Web Links -- http://migs.concordia.ca/links.html
including addresses of human rights non-governmental organizations and
related sites, specialized sites by country or region, and general news
sources.
- L. Edward Day and Richard
Janikowski, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University
of Memphis, Genocide Research Project [GRP]
http://www.people.memphis.edu/~genocide
This includes a description of GRP; syllabi and course descriptions
for 19 courses; listing of news, announcements, and events (includes
new publications and calls for papers); web-links and addresses to ten
international law and human rights sites; bibliographies on genocide
-- the Holocaust, Armenian genocide, Rwanda, and humanitarian intervention
maintained by 10 libraries and organizations; addresses to three online
journals related to human rights; links to the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum site, to the American Bar Association (sponsor of GRP)
and the University of Memphis; descriptions of principal investigators.
- R. J. Rummel/University
of Hawaii
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rummel/
Website "Freedom, Democracy, Peace: Power, Democide, and War." This
contains the definition, findings and conclusions Rummel draws from
his work, including a brief biography and C.V.; list of papers and speeches;
data on all 20th century democides; articles and data on democracy,
violence, and war; papers on conflict and violence; data and results
on dimensions of nations; links to related sites; reviews of books by
Rummel; links to publisher web-sites for RJR books cited; conclusions
and policy recommendations.
- Centre for Comparative
Genocide Studies, Macquarie University, Australia
http://www.genocide.mq.edu.au
This contains lists of courses, staff, centre publications, very brief
genocide bibliography (A-Z), list of other genocide websites.
- Prevent Genocide International,
an internet-based network of activists working to prevent the crime
of genocide.
http://www.preventgenocide.org.
This website is available in four languages: english, french, german,
and spanish. This contains genocide law in the criminal codes of twelve
nations, the Genocide Convention in six languages, the word "genocide"
in 35 languages, an english summary of the Guatemalan Historical Clarification
Commission Report (February 1999) and article by Raphael Lemkin, April
1945.
- Minorities at Risk Project,
Prof. Ted R. Gurr, Director, CIDCM, University of Maryland.
http://www.minoritiesatrisk.com
This site contains extensive coded information of minorities throughout
the world, information of related research projects, and a list of sources
of information and web links from governments, nongovernmental organizations,
academic institutions around the world and web-sites related to specific
ethnopolitical groups.
- State Failure Project,
Prof. Ted Gurr and Prof. Barbara Harff, CIDCM, University of Maryland.
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/cidcm/stfail
This site contains descriptions and annual data on state failures and
genocides and politicides since 1955. Each of the geno/politicides has
a short description, beginning and ending dates, and coded annual estimates
of fatalities.
- Genocide Watch, Coordinator
of the International Campaign to End Genocide, founded at the Hague
Appeal for Peace Conference
http://www.genocidewatch.org
Founded on May 15, 1999 at the Hague Appeal for Peace Conference in
the Netherlands.
- Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota
http://www.chgs.umn.edu
The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota
was created in 1997. The Center creates programs and supports courses
on genocide at the University of Minnesota and has an outreach component
to middle and high schools in Minnesota and neighboring states. The
site emphasizes resources for the teaching about the Holocaust and genocide,
including artistic responses and memorials, curriculum guides, bibliographies,
and links to independently created web sites in conjunction with other
organizations.
- The Genocide Intervention
Fund
http://www.genocideinterventionfund.org/news/links.php
The Genocide Intervention Fund (GIF) aims to increase public awareness
about genocide and support organizations, initiatives and government
policies designed to help prevent and stop genocide. At this stage,
the GIF will focus its fundraising on supporting African Union peacekeepers
in Darfur, Sudan.
Besides these, there are specialized sites, such as
the following. This, of course, is not a comprehensive list, but includes
the best sources on primary documentation for these genocides:
- Armenian National Institute,
Washington, DC
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/
This site includes international affirmation about the Armenian genocide
(statements, resolutions, proclamations, trial extracts), educational
resources (how to teach about genocide, resource guides, curricula,
information on video documentaries, etc.), genocide research (chronology,
sample documents, photos, survey to press coverage, and guide to bibliographies).
- Cambodian Genocide Project,
Yale University, New Haven
http://www.yale.edu/cgp/
Data-base containing thousands of files of records of Khmer Rouge genocide--mostly
bilingual, with summaries in both Khmer and English.
Both of the following are excellent sources for information
on the Holocaust:
- US Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Washington, DC
http://www.ushmm.org/
Extensive information about the museum, library, collections, archives
and the US Holocaust Memorial Council. One can do a search from the
collections & archives on-line; help is available.
- Yad Vashem Home Page,
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
http://www.yad-vashem.org.il
Extensive information on Yad Vashem, library, International Campaign
for Gathering and Commemorating the Names of Holocaust Victims (can
submit testimonies on-line), Task Force for International Cooperation
on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, Teacher-Training Seminars
in North America and more.
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