A PERSONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF THE ORIGINS AND BEGINNING YEARS OF GENOCIDE STUDIES AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD TODAY Published on March 29, 2024 by Editor A Special Legacy Article by Israel W. Charny The following is the complete article and contains materials that have not been included in the edited version published by Genocide Studies and Prevention (GSP) – Volume 17, No. 3, pp. 1-18. The major difference as noted in the journal article (p.16) is that a fuller description of the history of the development of the International Network of Genocide Scholars (INOGS) is included and ..read more

A gay Ugandan couple cover themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph, March 25, 2023 [AP Photo] By Grace Condon The Anti-Homosexuality Act On May 29, 2023, Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The AHA includes the death penalty for so-called “aggravated homosexuality.” According to the AHA, aggravated homosexuality includes consensual same-sex relations between adults if an individual is a “serial offender” or has consensual sex with a person with a disability. The law also prescribes li ..read more

By Grace Condon and Frankie Condon February 4, 2024 The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Genocide Watch. The UN estimates there are 1.7 million displaced people in Gaza, many of whom have fled the fighting around Khan Younis. Source: Reuters   The 7 October assault by Hamas on Israel enacted long-established genocidal intent by Hamas against the people of Israel. Under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter every state has the right to defend itself against attack and to protect its people against the thr ..read more

By Grace Condon and Frankie Condon, Genocide Watch The UN estimates there are 1.7 million displaced people in Gaza, many of whom have fled the fighting around Khan Younis. Source: Reuters The 7 October assault by Hamas on Israel was an enactment of long-established genocidal intent by Hamas against the people of Israel. Genocide Watch, along with the international community, recognizes the right of every state to defend itself against attack and to protect its people against the threat of genocide. However, crimes against humanity and genocidal actions undertaken by one organization or state ..read more

Ending the Perpetual Epidemiological Disaster of the Hamas Ideology Jewish Policy Center December 19, 2023 Elihu D. Richter  Palestinian members of the marine unit of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in an anti-Israel parade in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 13, 2015. (Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib)   As a doctor who spent a lifetime of work in epidemiology and environmental medicine, I have extensive experience thinking about how external factors drive public health outcomes – preventable disease and premature death. I have studied and r ..read more

by Brooklyn Quallen, Genocide Watch       There are about 7,000 languages in use around the world. By 2100, around ,3,000 of them could go extinct. The deaths of these languages will impact more than communication; mother tongues are foundational to the identity of thousands of linguistic minorities. Languages manifest a group’s history and traditions. When they disappear, they take with them the heritage and culture of the group. Safeguarding them is a vital part of protecting and promoting cultural diversity.           Li ..read more

Afghan women display placards and chant slogans during a protest they call Stop Hazara Genocide a day after a suicide bomb attack at Dasht-e-Barchi learning center in Kabul on Friday. - / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES By Panchami Manjunatha On September 30, 2022, the world witnessed a brutal suicide attack in the Kaaj Educational Center in Kabul, Afghanistan which claimed the lives of over 35 women and children from the Hazara community. Subsequently, Hazara women braved deadly retribution with a public protest holding banners that read “Stop Hazara Genocide”. The protest was a testament to the resili ..read more

Image Source By Genocide Watch Staff Member Those that work in the field of genocide prevention are repeatedly exposed to direct and indirect trauma. Sources of direct trauma include facing physical danger such as attacks, arrests, and intimidation. Indirect trauma can also be experienced through exposure to other people’s trauma. Exposures toward genocidal acts can frequently lead to negative mental health effects that can be felt either immediately or over a period of time. However, the mental health of anti-genocide advocates is something that lacks research and awareness. The mental healt ..read more

Genocide Watch’s Ten Stages of Genocide details the predictable processes that lead up to genocide as well as the preventive measure that can be taken to stop them. Stage 6: Polarization represents a critical juncture where extremists work to differentiate and drive majority and minority groups apart. These types of campaigns allow genocidal leaders to more easily carry out violence against minorities with little to no opposition from within their own group. At this stage, both the role of moderates in genocide prevention, and the threat posed towards moderate voices increase exponentially TH ..read more

Yermak's Conquest of Siberia by Vasily Surikov 1895 By Nat Hill Picturing Siberia, one might imagine thousands of prisoners freezing to death in Gulag prison camps. One might imagine frozen diamond mines, vast oil fields or huge logging camps. Or one might picture an endless expanse of trees, snow, and ice, without people. Rarely, even in Russia, do people consider that Siberia is home to dozens of indigenous peoples and cultures. Siberians are a diverse group of people stretching across a territory larger than the United States. There are the Buddhist cultures of Tuva and Buryat, hunter-gath ..read more