Who we are

How We Work

Governance

What is atrocity prevention?

Bringing communities together

For states, by states

Tracking our Impact

GAAMAC around the world

Community members

Thematic Initiative

GAAMAC in Action

Resource Library

Blog

Events

Videos

Join GAAMAC

Newsletter

Contact the Support Office

Back to all blog posts

“If not now, when?”: The Responsibility to Protect, the Fate of the Rohingya and the Future of Human Rights

11 January 2019
Human rights | Minorities | Responsibility to protect
In a new occasional paper by GAAMAC Steering Group member Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, its Executive Director Dr. Simon Adams shows that even when international bodies such as the UN Security Council are paralyzed and inert, a mobilized international community can still act to prevent atrocities.

Examining the UN’s failure to protect the Rohingya population in Myanmar, Dr. Adams contrasts this with the quick reaction by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) when the situation in the Gambia rapidly deteriorated, calling it a successful case of preventive diplomacy. As he points out, prevention is cheaper and saves lives, and is preferable to reaction when it is too late.

Read the paper

Make sure you do not miss any updates! Sign up to our bimonthly newsletter.

Sign up

Recent posts

GAAMAC Chairman engages Deputy Foreign Minister

GAAMAC Chairman engages Deputy Foreign Minister

29 January 26

𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐂 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 The Chairman of GAAMAC, Dr. George Amoh has paid a courtesy call on Hon. James Gyakye Quayson to discuss pertinent issues relating to GAAMAC’s plans for the coming years. Hon. Quayson who noted the importance of GAAMAC...