Social media is often blamed for stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both past and present – which research suggests can make them less likely to ...

On February 26, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway announced the formation of a coalition to prevent atrocities and promote justice in Sudan.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But should one of those two sets of killings be classified as a government-involved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruhango, Rwanda – the site of massacres during the 1994 genocide. Nicole Fox, CC BY-SA From Gaza to Myanmar and Sudan, communities ...

The road to genocide doesn't begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Declining workers' rights or ...

On July 14, 2025, British Parliamentarians, as supported by civil society organizations, launched a new initiative on atrocity crimes prevention, the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes (Standing Group) ...

In the United States, April is designated as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month and is aimed at commemorating and raising awareness about genocides that occurred in the past, including the ...

Last weekend, on the third day of Ramadan, an Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians in the latest breach of a ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025. The total number of Palestinian ...