Organizational Statement on South Sudan
Today, Jewish World Watch joined 11 organizations, including InterAction an alliance of over 180 nongovernmental organizations operating around the world,…
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Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Armenian Genocide
In 1913, the ultra-nationalist Young-Turks took political control of the Ottoman Empire, now Turkey. The group sought to develop a…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Bosnian War and Srebrenica Genocide
In March 1992, the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence from The Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. The event followed a…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been plagued by violence, corruption, and poor governance for decades. Since the…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Cambodian Genocide
On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, took control of Phnom Penh, the capital…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: South Sudan
In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended Sudan’s decades-long civil war and provided the southerners an option to vote…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: Sudan
Sudan has undergone two civil wars spanning decades, resulting in an estimated 2 million deaths and 3.1 million displaced. In…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Rwandan Genocide
Today we mark the 22nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. April 6, 1994 began 100 days of horrific violence and…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016: The Holocaust
The Holocaust refers to the systematic persecution and murder of about six million Jews during World War II by the…
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month 2016
April 1st is the first day of Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month, a month of remembrance, reflection, and action. The anniversaries…