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Holocaust Survivor Al Munzer Delivers Remarks at Program Spotlighting China’s Persecution of Uyghurs
March 9, 2020
Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Alfred Münzer speaks at a Museum event calling attention to the crimes China is committing against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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Simon-Skjodt Center Director Delivers Remarks on China’s Systematic Persecution of Uyghurs
March 6, 2020
Remarks delivered by Naomi Kikoler, director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, at the Museum's public program about China's systematic persecution of Uyghurs.
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Simon-Skjodt Center Director Testifies on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom
March 5, 2020
Testimony regarding citizenship laws and religious freedom delivered by Naomi Kikoler, director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, before the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellowship
March 3, 2020
The Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide seeks a fellow to contribute to its research project on “Lessons-Learned in Preventing and Responding to Mass Atrocities,” made possible by a grant from The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund.
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Graduate Research Assistance (Remote) on Lessons Learned in Preventing and Responding to Atrocities
March 3, 2020
The Museum's Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide seeks one or more graduate student research assistants to contribute to its project on lessons learned in preventing and responding to mass atrocities.
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Survey Results: Burkina Faso Tops Risk List for Mass Killing in 2020
February 6, 2020
For the seventh year in a row, the Early Warning Project ran a comparison survey in December to solicit opinions on countries' relative risks for new mass killing. In this post we highlight the highest-risk country according to survey respondents: Burkina Faso.
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Lawmakers Host Annual Launch of Early Warning Report on Capitol Hill
December 19, 2019
The Museum and Dartmouth College released their latest early warning report at a Capitol Hill launch event co-hosted with the Senate Human Rights Caucus and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
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International Court of Justice Q&A: Gambia v. Myanmar
December 11, 2019
The International Court of Justice will examine whether Burma has committed genocide, and whether it has failed in its duty to prevent and punish the crime. This Q and A explores questions around the Court's hearings this week to explore potential provisional measures.
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Comparison Survey Launch: Which countries are most likely to experience new mass killing in 2020?
December 2, 2019
To help the Simon-Skjodt Center’s Early Warning Project forecast atrocity risk in 2020, please participate in our annual pairwise comparison survey, an innovative opinion aggregation method, which presents countries head-to-head and asks respondents to choose which is more likely to experience a new mass killing in the new year. The survey will run for one month, until December 31, 2020.
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For Sama: Humanizing Mass Atrocities in Syria
November 7, 2019
On October 17, the Museum hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary, For Sama, a deeply personal insight into the experience of Syrians living under siege in the north-western city of Aleppo.
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