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PODCAST: Remembering the Armenian Genocide with philanthropist and business leader Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan is a business leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 2015, along with other decedents of survivors of the 1915 Armenian genocide, he co-founded the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. This initiative, as Afeyan explains, seeks to empower modern day survivors of genocide...

New Evidence Suggests that What’s Happening in Myanmar is no longer a “potential” genocide. It’s the real thing

A recent report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) details the brutal treatment of the Rohingya by the Myanmar military and armed gangs. More than half a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh...

With a New Investigation in the Works, Can the ICC Improve its Reputation in Africa?

The tiny west african country of Gabon is newest place the International Criminal Court may probe for serious human rights violations. Allegations of abuse stem from a disputed election last month which set off riots in the country, which has...

Greg Stanton has Spent a Career Fighting Genocide. The Psychological Toll is Heavy

Greg Stanton has spent a career researching and fighting genocide. He speaks candidly about the psychological toll of this line of work and managing the PTSD which he confronts to this day. Stanton is a descendent of Elizabeth Cady Stanton...

VIDEO: This Yazidi Teen Escaped ISIS and is Sharing Her Story with the World

Yesterday, a United Nations panel found evidence that ISIS is perpetrating an ongoing genocide against the Yazidi religious community in Iraq and Syria. Their findings are based on scores of interviews, documentary evidence reviews, intelligence and satellite imagery, among other...

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Why is Turkey About to Invade Syria?

Senator Jeanne Shaheen on Congressional Support for Ukraine and Shoring Up Democracy in The Balkans | Live from the Halifax International Security Forum

Meet Jamila Afghani, 2022 Laureate of the Aurora Prize For Awakening Humanity

Human Rights and the Qatar World Cup

Why is North Korea Suddenly Launching an Unprecedented Number of Missile Tests?

The Foreign Policy Implications of the US Midterm Elections

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PODCAST: Remembering the Armenian Genocide with philanthropist and business leader Noubar Afeyan

New Evidence Suggests that What’s Happening in Myanmar is no longer a “potential” genocide. It’s the real thing

With a New Investigation in the Works, Can the ICC Improve its Reputation in Africa?

Greg Stanton has Spent a Career Fighting Genocide. The Psychological Toll is Heavy

VIDEO: This Yazidi Teen Escaped ISIS and is Sharing Her Story with the World

Could France Soon Face a Public Reckoning Over its Role in the Rwandan Genocide?

Lessons of the Rwandan Genocide for the International Community

It’s the Tenth Anniversary of When the Media Declared “Genocide” in Darfur

Has the International Community Gotten Better At Stopping Genocide?

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations

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