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A mock trial raises awareness on ethics and human rights
On 31 January 2023, the mock trial of Ernst Rüdin appeared at the United Nations Headquarters in New-York. Ernst Rüdin was a senior advisor to the Nazi government on its racial hygiene policies and practices. His mock trial was designed as an educational project of both human, moral and declarative...
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A workshop in Bangladesh disseminates key findings on hate speech and incitement
On 3 May, GAAMAC’s Asia Pacific Working Group held a dissemination workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This hybrid session presented its 2021 report on hate speech and incitement in the region and its key recommendations.

GAAMAC’s most recent State partner holds R2P international conference
Slovenia joined GAAMAC in April 2023, along with Chile. This week, it will be holding the Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice Conference in the capital, Ljubljana.

GAAMAC experts call for Canada to lead international prevention efforts
Three GAAMAC community members – the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P), the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and the Sentinel Project – called on Canada to mobilize its allies to prevent atrocities better and earlier.

Training students in Goma (DRC) against hate speech and incitement
In North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 50 students were sensitized to hate speech. The training was delivered by a trainer who had himself been sensitized during a previous activity conducted by GAAMAC and its Congolese partners.

In Syria, victims’ groups are a force to be reckoned with
Since 2021, Syrian victim associations have organized to demand clarification on the fate of the missing in their country. They have grown to be the leading force in the quest for justice.

Webinar digest: Integrating a Human Rights Lens in the Security Sector in Cote D’Ivoire
The African Coordination of Human Rights for the Armed Forces is a partner of GAAMAC since 2021. Last month, its General Coordinator, Mr. Bakari Diaby was invited by the Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College (CIHR) – also a partner – to present CADHA’s work in Cote...

A mock trial raises awareness on ethics and human rights
On 31 January 2023, the mock trial of Ernst Rüdin appeared at the United Nations Headquarters in New-York. Ernst Rüdin was a senior advisor to the Nazi government on its racial hygiene policies and practices. His mock trial was designed as an educational project of both human, moral and declarative...

GAAMAC partner launches the Digital Peace Project to respond to growing online hate
GAAMAC’s partner, the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) has launched its Digital Peace Project, to uphold the UN Strategy and Plan of Action Against Hate Speech, and contribute to Canadian national efforts to mitigate online hate.

Media release – Fighting incitement to violence and hate speech to prevent mass crimes in CAR
Geneva-Bangui, 16 January 2023. For immediate release. A training will sensitize political and civic actors to incitement to violence and hate speech. Why? Because rumours and hateful or inciting messages can be warning signals leading to atrocity crimes.

Chair message for the new year
Silvia Fernandez addresses the GAAMAC community to kick off 2023.

Fourth Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide took place in Yerevan, Armenia
As a long-standing supporter of the genocide prevention agenda, Armenia, who is a partner of GAAMAC, has been at the forefront of international action for the strengthening of policies and practices against the crime of genocide, as well as building a global community network to advance the methods of prevention.

First workshops in DRC train community leaders to fight hate speech
GAAMAC two supported workshops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a partner of its Africa Working Group. It is the first time GAAMAC holds activities in the DRC.

Chair speech on the prevention of genocide in the era of new technologies
On 12 December 2022, GAAMAC Chair Silvia Fernandez was invited to speak at the 4th Global Forum against the crime of genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.

Media release – consolidating national efforts in mass atrocity prevention in Cote d’Ivoire
Geneva – Abidjan, 5 December 2022. For immediate release. Members of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire will be sensitized to mass atrocity prevention.

Strengthening the power of reparations through victim participation
Victim participation must be at the centre of any reparations effort to ensure meaningful post-conflict recovery – according to a new report by partner Impunity Watch and INOVAS, a global network of victims and survivors.
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