The Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention
USAID and Humanity United have launched the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention, an initiative calling for innovative tech tools and solutions—big and small—to make advances in preventing atrocities.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan’s Border Regions
The Museum asked Pete Muller, an experienced photojournalist who has lived in South Sudan for three years and traveled repeatedly to the border region, to share his photos and report on the crisis.
What Do Americans Think About Preventing Genocide?
Two thirds of Americans believe that genocide is preventable, and almost 70 percent think the United States should act to prevent or stop genocide and mass atrocities in other parts of the world, according to a new poll
General Mladic in The Hague
In a feature article (external link) in the July/August issue of Foreign Policy Magazine, Michael Dobbs, a research fellow at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, writes about former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic as he faces trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Mladic is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity carried out against Bosnia’s non-Serb population during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
Can We End Genocide in the 21st Century?
Sixty-seven years after the Holocaust, genocide and crimes against humanity continue, as repressive regimes and cruel perpetrators target and kill innocent people around the world because of who they are. On July 24, 2012 the Museum will host a forward looking symposium to explore what can be done to prevent these atrocities in the future.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Statement on Anniversary of South Sudan’s Independence
WASHINGTON, DC—On the first anniversary of the separation of Sudan into two sovereign states, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum registered deep concern over escalating cross-border violence as well as ongoing threats to civilian populations in both countries.
Does the United States Have a Responsibility to Protect?
Watch a clip from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival (external link), where Michael Abramowitz, Director of the Museum's genocide prevention program, discusses what role the U.S. and international community has in protecting civilians around the world from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
The current humanitarian crisis in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan has prompted UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos to issue an urgent statement (PDF; external link) highlighting growing concerns for the safety and wellbeing of citizens in the region. The area, which spans parts of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, has seen intermittent violence between Sudanese government forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North, a rebel group comprised of soldiers who had previously fought against the Sudanese government in the North-South civil war.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Statement on Violence in Syria
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today expressed its grave concern for the safety and security of civilians in Syria, and warned of the potential for genocidal acts if nations do not take prompt actions to uphold their responsibility to protect groups and individuals targeted by the Syrian regime.
Charles Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison
Today, the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (external link) sentenced convicted former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor to a term of 50 years in prison for planning and for aiding and abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone during the country's decade-long civil war. These crimes included acts of terrorism, murder, rape, sexual slavery and conscripting or enlisting of child soldiers, among others. Taylor is the first former head of state to be convicted of war crimes by an international court since the Nuremburg trials after World War II.