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HOLOCAUST
AND GENOCIDE
RESOURCES LINKS
GENERAL
GENOCIDE, HOLOCAUST, AND
HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS
Aegis
Trust This organization campaigns against crimes against humanity
and genocide, and also runs the Kigali Memorial Centre
in Rwanda (with Kigali City Council) and the Holocaust
Memorial and Educational Centre in the UK.
Africa
Action
The organization is working to change U.S. foreign policy
and the policies of international institutions in order
to support African struggles for peace and development.
Agahozo
Shalom Youth Village
Founded by Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin, this village
provides orphaned and vulnerable youth, many of whom are survivors of the Rwandan genocide, with a safe
and secure living environment, health care, education,
and necessary life skills. It uses education and service
to model and create socially responsible citizens
in Rwanda and around the world.
American
Jewish World Service
This organization fosters civil society, sustainable development,
and human rights for all people, while promoting the values
and responsibilities of global citizenship within the
Jewish community.
Amnesty
International
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than
3 million supporters, members and activists in more than
150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave
abuses of human rights.
Anti-Defamation
League
The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 "to
stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure
justice and fair treatment to all." Now a premier
civil rights/human relations agency, ADL fights anti-Semitism
and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals, and
protects civil rights for all.
Armenian
Library and Museum of America
Locates, collects, preserves, and presents the culture, history, art, and contributions of the Armenian people during the past 3,000 years. The Library holds a vast collection of titles including rare books, and historical and literary publications, while the Museum has amassed an expansive treasure trove of inscribed Armenian rugs and textiles, ceramics, metalware, and other artifacts. These collections now constitute a major resource for Armenian Studies and for preserving and illustrating the Armenian heritage.
Brenda
Naomi Rosenberg
Founder of Pathways to Peace and co-founder of Tectonic
Leadership Workshop, a vehicle for developing pairs of
leaders from opposite sides of the Middle East conflict
to take joint ownership in transforming the conflict.
Center
for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of
Minnesota
Creates programs and supports courses on genocide at the
University of Minnesota, and has an outreach component
to middle and high schools in Minnesota and neighboring
states. The site emphasizes resources for teaching about
the Holocaust and genocide, including artistic responses
and memorials, curriculum guides, bibliographies, and
links to other websites.
Cohen
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Located at Keene State College in New Hampshire, the Cohen
Center is a leading educational center devoted to the
memory and study of the Holocaust and genocide. Its website
contains newsletters, details of its upcoming events,
and information about its educational outreach programs.
Facing
History and Ourselves
Through a rigorous investigation of the events that led
to the Holocaust, as well as other recent examples of
genocide and mass violence, students in a Facing History
class learn to combat prejudice with compassion; indifference
with participation; and myth and misinformation with knowledge.
Fellowships
at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
Under the auspices of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, FASPE
is a set of innovative programs for students in professional
schools. Through travel to New York, Germany, and Poland,
the program looks at the role of the participants' professions
in the development and implementation of policies and
programs that led to the Holocaust. The site offers a
glimpse into the program through a video overview of one
FASPE Fellow's profoundly meaningful experience.
Genocide.org
A not-for-profit organization to study genocide, holocaust,
and democide in the context of politics throughout history,
and the consequences of human ideology.
Genocide
Intervention
Holds world leaders accountable for the commitments they've
made to prevent genocide, and develops targeted programs
to impact the lives of those at risk of violence and mass
atrocity.
Genocide
Prevention Now
On online web magazine, journal, and news source with
news of genocidal events and threats, denials of genocide
and battle against denials, world responses and more.
Genocide
Survivors Support Network
This organization, based in New Jersey, helps survivors of genocide rebuild their lives, and contributes to genocide prevention efforts through education.
Genocide
Watch
Exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide
and other forms of mass murder. Its purpose is to build
an international movement to prevent and stop genocide.
Human
Rights First
Human Rights First protects people at risk: refugees who
flee persecution; victims of crimes against humanity or
other mass human rights violations; victims of discrimination;
those whose rights are eroded in the name of national
security; and human rights advocates targeted for defending
the rights of others.
Human
Rights Watch
This organization is dedicated to protecting the human
rights of people around the world.
Icons of the Civil Rights Movement This traveling collection of 20 framed paintings portrays trailblazers in the struggle to achieve racial equality in the United States. Ceated by artist Pamela Chatterton-Purdy, the exhibit has been displayed at colleges, churches, museums, and galleries, as well as at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama.
International
Crisis Group
This is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation
committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
Institute
for the Study of Genocide
Promotes and disseminates scholarship and policy analyses
on the causes, consequences, and prevention of genocide.
Institute
on the Holocaust and Genocide
The Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide was founded
in Jerusalem, in 1979, by Israeli scholars Israel W. Charny,
Shamai Davidson and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.
The
International Rescue Committee
This organization responds to the world's worst humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Investors
Against Genocide
A citizen-led initiative dedicated to convincing mutual
funds and other investment firms to make an ongoing commitment
to genocide-free investing. It builds awareness and creates
financial, public relations, and regulatory pressure for
investment firms to avoid investments in companies that
substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against
humanity.
Not
On Our Watch
Drawing upon the powerful voices of artists, activists,
and cultural leaders, this organization has a mission
to focus global attention and resources towards putting
an end to mass atrocities around the world. Its founders
are Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt,
David Pressman, and Jerry Weintraub.
The
Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
A United Nations post that acts as a catalyst to raise
awareness of the causes and dynamics of genocide, to alert
relevant actors where there is a risk of genocide, and
to advocate and mobilize for appropriate action.
Oxfam
International
An international confederation of 14 organizations working
together in 98 countries and with partners and allies
around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty
and injustice.
Prevent
Genocide International
A global education and action network for the prevention
of genocide and crimes against humanity.
St.
Cloud State University Center for Holocaust and Genocide
Education
This Center's purpose is to teach the Holocaust and genocide,
and in addition, develop sensitivity to and understanding
of anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, hatred, and oppression.
It provides resource packets to educators for teaching
about genocide and the Holocaust.
Strassler
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Based at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts,
the Center trains students, educators, and activists to
develop a sophisticated understanding of genocide. With
Ph.D. programs in Holocaust History & Genocide Studies
and Psychology of Genocide, Clark is the only U.S. school
offering doctorate degrees in this field.
When
Humanity Fails
A traveling holocaust/genocide exhibit, it is the
first in a series of Afikim Foundation One Soul
exhibitions that explore the Holocaust. Each will
present historical events that help people consider
contemporary lessons.
Yahad
- In Unum
This leading research organization investigates
the mass executions of 1.5 million Jews and Roma/Gypsy
people in Eastern Europe between 1941 and 1944.
Through its investigation, Yahad - In Unum has discovered
hundreds of mass graves of victims murdered in Eastern
Europe and recorded the testimony of more than 1,850
witnesses. Led by Father Patrick Desbois, the team
collects evidence and identifies the graves of the
victims, so they can be protected.
Argentina's
Dirty Warriors
A synopsis posted by eNotes.com about the so-called guerra
sucia (dirty war), which took place in Argentina under
the various military governments that ruled from 1976
through 1983, and resulted in the disappearance of between
9,000 and 30,000 people, and many more victims of torture
and prolonged imprisonment.
The
National Security Archive
A website comprised of reports and documents describing
events of the Guerra Sucia or "The Dirty War"
in Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE
20
Voices
Twenty stories remembered from the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
Armenian
Deportees: 1915-1916
These images, captured by Armin T. Wegner, reveal the
horrific struggles of Armenians during the genocide.
The
Armenian Genocide: 90 Years Later
A 50-minute television production, originally broadcast
April 24, 2005, that explores events from 1915 through
interviews with historians & Armenian descendants.
Armenian
Genocide Blog
Sheri Jordan of New York City maintains this blog, which
offers news, survivor testimonies, videos, and book reviews.
Armenian
Genocide Map
Created by the Armenian National Committee of America,
this map shows the sites of massacres, death marches,
concentration camps, and deportation checkpoints.
Armenian
Genocide Posters
A beautiful and meaningful set of posters designed by
Séta Papazian for Collectif VAN [Vigilance Armenienne
contre le Négationnisme].
Armenian
History - Armeniapedia.org
A summary of events with links to quotes, first-hand articles,
and other materials, on this online Armenian encyclopedia
wiki.
Armenian
National Committee
This grassroots political organization offers a synopsis
of Armenian history, quotes from heads of states and witnesses,
U.S. presidential statements, accounts of denial, genocide
recognition, and more.
Armenocide
This site offers information about the Armenian Genocide
during WWI with documents from state archives.
Fact
Sheet: Armenian Genocide
This 1996 document from Knights of Vartan Armenian Research
Center at University of Michigan-Dearborn presents a variety
of information about the Armenian Genocide.
The
Forgotten
A timeline of the Armenian Genocide and streaming interviews
of survivors and witnesses.
Genocide
1915
Armenian Genocide information and recognition.
Genocide
Education Project
A nonprofit organization that assists educators in teaching
about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian
Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional
materials, providing access to teaching resources, and
organizing educational workshops.
Hye
Etch
This online book is a compilation of resources and material
relating to Armenians and Armenia, written by educators,
scholars, and people who are experts in their own field.
A significant portion of it is dedicated to the Armenia
Genocide.
New
York Times - Armenian Genocide
View a past New York Times article about the Armenian
Genocide, as well as highlights from the archives.
United
Human Rights Council
A section of the website for this committee of the Armenian
Youth Federation provides a history of Armenia from "The
Ancient Armenians" to "Justice Denied."
Yes,
It's Genocide
This campaign, built around the song "Yes, It's Genocide,"
urges President Obama to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
It includes a video contest, facts, social media links,
and more.
Zoryan
Institute
An international academic and scholarly center devoted
to the documentation, study, and dissemination of material
related to the life of the Armenian people in the recent
past and the present, and within the context of larger
world affairs.
ASIAN
HOLOCAUST
Asian
Holocaust
This website is a private initiative designed to educate
about the loss and suffering endured in the Asia-Pacific
region during the Japanese military campaigns of 1931-1945.
Canada
Association for Learning & Preserving the History
of WWII in Asia (APLHA)
Fosters understanding, redress, and reconciliation related
to the tragedies of World War II in Asia. In co-operation
with other ethnic groups, it organizes and participates
in projects and events that facilitate the public to learn
lessons of humanity from the war crimes and crimes against
humanity that were committed during the Asia-Pacific War
(1931-1945). It also supports the long-overdue redress
for victims of the Asian Holocaust.
BOSNIA
The
History Place
A brief synopsis of the conflict between the three main
ethnic groups in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which
resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against the
Muslims in Bosnia.
The
Peace Pledge Union - Bosnia
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is the oldest secular pacifist
organization in Britain. The organization has been working
for peace and a warless world since 1934. This website
takes readers through the events leading up to, during,
and after the genocide in Bosnia.
Milosevic
Trial Public Archive
This project documented the entire trial of Slobodan Milosevic
for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The site offers
video coverage of the trial and, when available, links
to the transcripts.
On
Religion and Genocide in Bosnia
This one-hour video is of a talk by professor and author
Dr. Michael Sells in which he examines the role of religious
narratives, symbols, institutions, and beliefs in relation
to the Bosnian genocide.
Project
THRO: Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro)
This interactive website encourages its visitors to play
the role of a judge at the International Court of Justice
(ICJ). The case, brought by Bosnia in 1993, charges genocide
and seeks damages from Serbia and Montenegro, the former
Yugoslavia. Viewers can explore the facts, research the
law, and consider opposing arguments that support one
side or the other.
UN
Resolution 824
The April 16, 1993 Resolution declaring Srebrenica a demilitarized
security zone, which should be given back to the Bosniacs.
Yale
Genocide Studies Program - Brazil
This site by Yale University offers videos, articles,
and documents pertaining to the indigenous genocide in
the Amazon region.
The
Peace Pledge Union - Cambodia
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is the oldest secular pacifist
organization in Britain. The organization has been working
for peace and a warless world since 1934. This website
takes readers through the events leading up to, during,
and after the genocide in Cambodia.
Yale
University Cambodian Genocide Program
As part of Yale's Genocide Studies program, this site
offers news, databases, resources, photographs and more
pertaining to the genocide in Cambodia.
CHAD
Chad
May Face Genocide
A 2007 BBC News story reporting that the killing tactics
from neighboring Darfur, Sudan had been transported to
eastern Chad.
Genocide
Watch - Chad
Updates of news about genocide warning that has been issued
for Chad.
Columbia
Genocide
Offers multiple videos and articles concerning with the
Columbian Genocide.
CUBA
Britannica
Encyclopedia
This webpage by Britannica Encyclopedia offers an excerpt,
as well as the full PDF version, of War and Genocide in
Cuba, 1895-1898 by John Lawrence Tone.
Genocide
Watch - Cuba
Updates in both English and Spanish of news about genocide
issues in Cuba.
Genocide
Intervention - DRC
This webpage offers a brief statement about the situation
in Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as "fast
facts" and various reports.
Congo
Civil War
A brief synopsis of the war in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (formerly Zaire), the widest interstate war
in modern African history.
EAST
TIMOR
BACK
DOOR Newsletter
This site provides historical information about East Timor,
although it has not been updated since 2006.
East
Timor Action Network
This U.S.-based grassroots organization educates, organizes,
and advocates for justice for historic and ongoing crimes
against humanity, war crimes, and human rights violations
in East Timor and Indonesia.
Gendercide
- East Timor
A case study of the widespread, pre-planned, and systematic
in East Timor from 1975-1999.
Yale
- East Timor Project
This site by Yale University offers articles, reports,
publications, and documents pertaining to the genocide
in East Timor.
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
Equatorial
Guinea War Crimes News
This webpage of Human Rights Today is constantly updated
with news and information about Equatorial Guinea Human
Rights.
Donauschwaben
Villages Helping Hands
A variety of information and materials relating to the
German genocide, including the text of the book Genocide
Carried out by the Tito Partisans 1944-1948.
The
Jasenovac Extermination Camp
The Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team offers
this brief synopsis, including photos, from a Nazi concentration
camp located in Croatia, which was formed on April 10,
1941 as a pro-Nazi government.
The
Swabians, Europe's Forgotten Victims
The story of the peaceful settlement of German pioneers
in Hungary, Romania; and Yugoslavia; their contribution
to the development of the region; the dismemberment of
their settlement areas after World War I; and their expulsion
and genocide in the years 1945 to 1948.
Peace
Pledge Union - Guatemala
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is the oldest secular pacifist
organization in Britain. The organization has been working
for peace and a warless world since 1934. This website
takes readers through the events leading up to, during,
and after the genocide in Guatemala.
AMCHA
Provides non-material, psychosocial, and largely preventive
support for Holocaust survivors.
Anne
Frank Museum Amsterdam
With information about Anne Frank, online exhibits, and
educational materials, this official website of the Anne
Frank Museum in Amsterdam is also the gateway to related
organizations in New York and other cities.
Association
of Holocaust Organizations
This international network of organizations and individuals
was established for the advancement of Holocaust education,
remembrance, and research.
BBC
Archive - Witnessing the Holocaust
These programs and documents chart the reactions and personal
testimonies of some of those who witnessed the Nazis'
"Final Solution."
Braun
Holocaust Institute
This arm of the Anti-Defamation League offers programs
for educators, students, community leaders, and families
to explore the enduring impact of the Holocaust and apply
its lessons to contemporary issues of prejudice and moral
decision-making.
Centropa
This site contains the largest online library of privately
owned pre and post-Holocaust family photographs and oral
histories. The site also contains historical reports,
fiction and memoirs, photographer's notes, and feature
articles.
Deborah
Lipstadt's Blog
Through this blog, noted Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt
discusses Holocaust denial, contemporary anti-Semitism,
free speech, and politically correct idiocies.
Dimensions:
A Journal of Holocaust Studies
This online resource features scholarly articles about
the Holocaust and study guides for educators to implement
these materials in the classroom. Also included are book
reviews, interviews, bibliographies, and other resources.
Echoes
and Reflections
An award-winning curriculum developed by the Anti-Defamation
League, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, and Yad Vashem.
It includes everything educators need to teach the complex
issues of the Holocaust to today's students.
Father
Patrick Desbois President of Yahad–In Unum, he has devoted his life to confronting anti-Semitism and furthering Catholic-Jewish understanding. Since 2004, Desbois has led a truly historic undertaking, crisscrossing the countryside in Eastern Europe in an effort to locate every mass grave at which Jews were killed during the Holocaust. To date, he and his team have identified 800 of an estimated 2,000 such locations. They are also collecting artifacts and, most significantly, recording thousands of video testimonies by eyewitnesses.
Generations
Of The Shoah International
A worldwide network of children and grandchildren of Holocaust
survivors, linked together with the common goals of preserving
and honoring their legacy, sharing resources and programming
ideas, providing emotional support to our members, and
tackling issues of mutual interest. The website contains
resources and information about conferences, support networks,
education, lectures, books, films and exhibits, pertaining
to the subject of the Holocaust.
German
Propaganda Archive
The goal of this site is to help people understand the
two great totalitarian systems of the 20th Century by
giving them access to the primary material.
The
Hidden Child Foundation
This organization hopes to reach all children forced into
hiding during the Holocaust, to allow them to tell their
tragic stories. Its mission is to educate all people about
the consequences of bigotry and hatred so that never again
will anyone suffer the atrocity, the injustice, and the
agony of the Holocaust.
The
Holocaust Centre
Located in the United Kingdom, The Holocaust Centre provides
a range of facilities for people of all backgrounds to
explore the history and implications of the Holocaust.
These include the Holocaust exhibition, The Journey, memorial
gardens, bookshop and coffee shop. There are also seminar
and research facilities for students, teachers, scholars,
professionals and many others.
Holocaust
by Bullets
This two-and-a-half-minute interview by PBS with Father
Patrick Desbois, a French Catholic priest, discusses his
sacred mission to seek out the aging witnesses of the
Nazi massacre of Jews in Ukraine.
The
Holocaust Chronicle
This site is the online version of The Holocaust Chronicle,
an 800-page and 1,800-image book conceived and published
as a not-for-profit project by Chicago-based Publications
International, Ltd.
Holocaust
Denial on Trial (HDOT)
Directed by noted Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt,
this website catalogs legal and evidentiary materials
from David Irving v. Penguin Books, and offers answers
to frequent claims made by deniers. It also provides learning
tools and continuing news and updates.
Holocaust
Memorial Day Trust
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is a British organization
with a vision that the Holocaust and subsequent genocides
be known; that victims are commemorated and lessons learned
are translated into contemporary action in the UK. The
site includes history, eyewitness accounts, and notices
of upcoming events.
Jewish
Partisan Educational Foundation
This organization has a mission to develop and distribute
effective educational materials about the Jewish partisans
and their life lessons, bringing the celebration of heroic
resistance against tyranny into educational and cultural
organizations.
South
African Holocaust Foundation
This organization is dedicated to creating a more caring
and just society in which human rights and diversity are
respected and valued. Its centres serve as memorials;
teach about the consequences of prejudice, racism and
discrimination; and promote an understanding of the dangers
of indifference, apathy and silence
USC
Shoah Foundation Institute
Maintains a Visual History Archive of testimonies by Holocaust
survivors, and provides resources for educators.
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum
America's national institution for the documentation,
study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It serves
as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered
during the Holocaust.
Yad
Vashem
The Jewish people's living memorial to the Holocaust,
Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts
its meaning for future generations. It is a world center
for documentation, research, education, and commemoration
of the Holocaust.
INDONESIA
Documenting
Violence in Indonesia
As part of Yale University's Genocide Studies Program,
this webpage offers documentation pertaining to the genocide
in Indonesia.
Yale
Genocide Studies Program - Papua
This site by Yale University offers documents, publications
and more pertaining to the genocide in Papua, Indonesia.
Killing
of Iraq Kurds 'Genocide'
A BBC News report about the ruling by a court in The Hague
that the killing of thousands of Kurds in Iraq in the
1980s was an act of genocide.
Is
Iraq Headed for Genocide?
A 2006 Time Magazine article about signs of preparation
and execution of genocidal aims in Iraq.
KOREA
Genocide
Watch - Korea
Updates of news about genocide issues in both South Korea
and North Korea.
North
Korea NOW
A global awareness campaign for Human Rights in North
Korea. The site offers hard to find photos, films, and
news clippings about the crisis in North Korea, as well
as ways to take action.
The
Silent Genocide of Myanmar
A 2007 Spiegel International article about the decades-long
conflict between the military junta of Myanmar and the
country's ethnic minorities.
NAMIBIA
The
Peace Pledge Union - Namibia
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is the oldest secular pacifist
organization in Britain. The organization has been working
for peace and a warless world since 1934. This website
takes readers through the events leading up to, during,
and after the genocide in Namibia.
Patterns
of Frontier Genocide 1803-1910
An analysis of the frontier genocides waged against the
Herero of Namibia and other groups. From Journal of Genocide
Research (2004), 6(2), June, 167-192.
NATIVE
AMERICAN HOLOCAUST
The
Indian Removal Act of 1830
This Jackson-era legislation authorized the president
to transfer Eastern Indian tribes to the western territories
promised "in perpetuity." The actual relocation
culminated in the 1838 "Trail of Tears" forced
march, one of the most shameful occurrences in the history
of federal domestic policy.
Indian
Removal - PBS
This document, covering the years 1814 to 1858, describes
the Jackson administrations removal of 46,000 Native American
people from their land east of the Mississippi.
Trail
of Tears
This section of the Digital Library of Georgia provides
20 links to websites pertaining to this forced march of
the Cherokee people.
United
Native American
A video and several links regarding the genocide of Native
Americans.
Extermination
in Texas
This webpage offers a bibliography of books pertaining
to the genocide of the Apaches and other Native American
groups.
Patterns
of Frontier Genocide 1803-1910
An analysis of the frontier genocides waged against the
Yuki of California and other groups. From Journal of Genocide
Research (2004), 6(2), June, 167-192.
Gypsies:
A Persecuted Race
The University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust
and Genocide Studies offers a historical look at
Gypsies, from their origin to survival during the
Holocaust.
Roma
(Gypsies)
This web page offers a compilation of information
about the Roma. Also known as Gypsies, they were
targeted in the Holocaust, and still face severe
discrimination today.
The Roma Road Produced and directed by Yahad – In Unum, this 13-minute video offers eyewitness testimonies from Gypsies (Roma) who were deported from Romania to Russia by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Police searched their homes, killed many, and forced the rest to live on “collective farms” with no food or water. The Roma were told they would be given plots of land and better lives in Transnistria; instead, they awoke each morning to find that others had died during the night as a result of the deplorable conditions. With starvation as the only alternative, some survivors resorted to eating human flesh of those who had died.
Sinti
& Roma: Victims of the Nazi Era
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provides
information about genocide of the Roma by the Nazis
between 1933 and 1945.
RWANDA
Agahozo
Shalom Youth Village
Founded by Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin, this village
provides orphaned and vulnerable youth, many of whom are survivors of the Rwandan genocide, with a safe
and secure living environment, health care, education,
and necessary life skills. It uses education and service
to model and create socially responsible citizens
in Rwanda and around the world.
Human
Rights Watch - Rwanda
This site contains news releases, reports, commentaries,
letters, and essential background for Rwanda.
International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Created by the UN Security Council in November 1994, this
tribunal was established for the prosecution of persons
responsible for genocide and other serious violations
of international humanitarian law committed in the territory
of Rwanda between January 1 and December 31, 1994.
Kigali
Memorial Centre
Built on a site where more than 250,000 people are buried,
this centre contains a permanent exhibition of the Rwandan
genocide and an exhibition of other genocides around the
world.
The
Peace Pledge Union - Genocide The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) is the oldest secular pacifist
organization in Britain. The organization has been working
for peace and a warless world since 1934. This website
takes readers through the events leading up to, during,
and after the genocide in Guatemala.
Pervasive
Monuments A research project based at the University of Nottingham
(UK) that seeks to investigate the ways in which digital
technologies can be used to build and support monuments
and lasting memorials. Aegis
Trust is working with this project towards creation
of a comprehensive GPS-mapped database of Rwanda's genocide
sites.
Rwanda Gift for Life This organization strives to provide ways to begin to address critical issues for genocide survivors, including balanced nutrition, trauma counseling, secure home conditions, school enrollment for children, sustainable economic independence, and physical, mental and emotional health.
Tufts
in Rwanda Blog The postings on this site are by Tufts University students
on Tuft's multi-faith service-learning trip to Agahozo-Shalom
Youth Village.
The
US and the Genocide in Rwanda 1994 This National Security Archive sites offers several government
documents regarding the Rwandan genocide. This independent
non-governmental research institute and library collects
and publishes declassified documents obtained through
the Freedom of Information Act.
Valentina's Nightmare The PBS program FRONTLINE offers this website with interviews, a chronology, and special reports, including "The Triumph of Evil" and "Ghosts of Rwanda."
Yale
- Genocide Studies Program A list comprised by the Rwandan Genocide Project of articles
and research that offer information about the genocide
in Rwanda.
SOMALIA
Genocide
Intervention - Somalia This webpage offers a brief statement about the situation
in Somalia, as well as "fast facts" and various
reports.
Darfur:
continuing conflict in Sudan The library staff of the African Studies Centre Leiden
compiled this web dossier for a public meeting on "Darfur
and the International Community" in February 2007.
Darfur
Scores A project of the Genocide Intervention Network calling
on Congress to stop genocide. The site includes a short
film about Darfur.
Save
Darfur This organization reports it is inspiring action, raising
awareness, and speaking truth to power on behalf of the
people of Darfur. It offers news and a blog about the
Darfur genocide, as well as ways for people to get involved.
Sudan
Action Campaign Co-founded by the American Jewish World Service, this
site offers background on the crisis, recent news, and
ways to take action.
Sudan:
The Passion of the Present A place for sharing ideas and inspiration on how to stop
the genocide in Darfur. This site offers several resources
for Western, Arab, and African news.
Dalai
Lama warns of 'cultural genocide' in Tibet A 2008 New York Daily News article reporting on Tibetan
protesters' defiance of a Chinese government crackdown.
The Dalai Lama warned Tibet faced "cultural genocide"
and appealed to the world for help.
Conciliation
Resources - Uganda The webpage offers several articles about the protracted
conflict and elusive peace initiatives to end the violence
in northern Uganda.
Resolve
Uganda This organization works with activists, policy experts,
and civil society leaders to identify and build support
for policy measures that can help end LRA atrocities and
enable affected families and communities to survive and
rebuild their lives.
Adelson
Family Foundation This foundation, established in 2007 by Dr. Miriam and Sheldon
G. Adelson, supports charitable organizations located primarily
in Israel and the United States. Among its funding priorities
are Holocaust and anti-Semitism awareness, and it is a supporter
of Birthright
Israel and Yad Vashem.
Afikim
Foundation
A registered not-for-profit organization
dedicated to furthering Jewish life. Its founder and president
is Rabbi Raphael B. Butler.
American
Jewish Committee Established
in 1906, AJC is an international think tank and advocacy
organization that attempts to identify trends and problems
early - and take action.
Armenian
Library and Museum of America The
ALMA was created to locate, collect, preserve, and present
the culture, history, art, and contributions of the Armenian
people during the past 3,000 years. The Library holds a
vast collection of titles including rare books, and historical
and literary publications.
Akshaya
Patra
In June 2000, this organization began a mid-day meal program
for five schools in Bangalore, India. Today, it provides
daily meals for 1.3 million children, creating an incentive
for them to continue their education.
Atlantic
Philanthropies
One of the goals of this organization is to build an enduring
capacity to protect human rights, with a focus in Northern
Ireland and South Africa. Its Reconciliation & Human
Rights Programme supports work that mobilizes communities
and develops effective leadership within them, and strengthens
the culture of rights and the capacity of people at the
margins to secure them.
Armenian
Dramatic Arts Alliance
This organization's mission is to mission is to project
the Armenian voice on the world stage through the dramatic
arts of theatre and film. The Oral Historis section of the
website offers taped interviews with Armenian genocide survivors.
Auschwitz
Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
From its offices in New York City and Poland,
this organization offers programming to prevent genocide,
and fosters leadership through government, the military,
and academia.
BBC
News - Middle East Crisis
The largest broadcasting organization in
the world maintains this webpage to offer both history and
current information pertaining to the Israel Palestine conflict.
Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people
lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries,
it focuses on improving people's health and giving them
the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme
poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all
people - especially those with the fewest resources - have
access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school
and life.
Birthright
Israel
An organization providing the gift of first time, peer group,
educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages
18 to 26.
Bridgeway
Foundation
Funded
by Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc., a Houston-based investment
firm that commits one-half of its profits to charity, this
foundation's core issues are eliminating genocide, peacemaking
and reconciliation, and human rights.
Butaro
Hospital
In January 2011, this new hospital opened its doors in northern
Rwanda. The flagship 150-bed facility was built as part
of the ongoing collaboration between Partners In Health
and the government of Rwanda. With electronic access to
educational resources and expert consultation, the hospital
aims to be a leader in using information technology to aid
patient care.
Catholic
Schools Foundation
This foundation changes lives by providing families with
demonstrated financial need an opportunity to give their
sons and daughters a quality education, focused on Christian
values and character formation at Catholic Schools located
throughout the Archdiocese of Boston, regardless of race,
religion, ethnicity or gender.
Chardan
Capital Markets
This privately held investment banking firm focuses on micro,
small, and mid-cap markets. It is led by CEO Kerry Propper,
who produced the documentary, Watchers of the Sky, about
Ralph Lemkin, the lawyer who coined the word "genocide."
Cummings
Foundation Established
by Joyce and Bill Cummings in 1986, this private operating
foundation based in Woburn, Massachusetts has several major
areas of interest: 1) Two not-for-profit New Horizons assisted
living homes, 2) Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
at Tufts University, 3) McKeown Scholarship Program, 4)
Institute for World Justice and 5) One World Boston, Inc.
Cummings
Properties Founded
by Bill Cummings, this full-service real estate development,
property management, and construction firm, leases and manages
10 million square feet of prime commercial space in 10 Greater
Boston communities.
Cummings
School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Founded
in 1978, this institution is the only veterinary school
in the six-state New England region. The school's pioneering
academic programs, high-quality clinical care services,
and original research have brought Tufts University national
and worldwide acclaim.
Eliezer
Ayalon Lecture
View the October 2010 lecture by Holocaust
survivor Eliezer Ayalon to a standing-room only audience
at Tufts University. During this impactful, 90-minute presentation,
Ayalon speaks about his experiences at five concentration
camps.
FIRST
Based in Manchester, NH, FIRST's mission
is to inspire young people to be science and technology
leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs
that build science, engineering, and technology skills;
inspire innovation; and foster well-rounded life capabilities
including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Global
Justice Center
This human rights legal organization develops
innovative strategies to enforce international law.
Grameen America With a vision of helping to create a world free of poverty, this organization provides affordable micro-loans to financially empower individuals who live below the U.S. poverty line and want to start or grow a small business. It relies on the Grameen lending model developed over 30 years by Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, India.
Hillel:
The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life The
largest Jewish campus organization in the world, Hillel
provides opportunities for Jewish students at more than
500 colleges and universities to explore and celebrate their
Jewish identity through its global network of regional centers,
campus Foundations, and Hillel student organizations.
Human
Rights Documentation Initiative at University of Texas Libraries
This initiative is committed to the long-term preservation
of fragile and vulnerable records of human rights struggles
worldwide, the promotion and secure usage of human rights
archival materials, and the advancement of human rights
research and advocacy around the world.
Humanity
United
Founded by Pam Omidyar, this philanthropic organization
is committed to building peace and advancing human freedom.
It leads, supports, and collaborates with a broad network
of efforts, ideas, and organizations that share its vision
of a world free of conflict and injustice.
Initiative
for Moral Courage
A program of the Jewish Studies Program and
Religious Studies Department at San Diego State University,
it is envisioned as an inter-disciplinary think tank focusing
on the critical study, promotion, and recognition of moral
courage.
International
Fellowship of Christians and Jews This
organization was founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
to promote understanding between Jews and Christians, and
build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns.
Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict - ProCon.org
A history of the conflict from a website that reportedly
promotes critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship
by presenting research on controversial issues in a straightforward,
nonpartisan, and primarily pro-con format.
Jewish
Federations of North America This
organization represents 157 Jewish Federations and more
than 300 independent Jewish communities. The Federation
movement protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide
through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world),
tzedakah (charity and social justice), and Torah (Jewish
learning).
Jewish
Fellowships International This
immersive educational Jewish values experience provides
a context for making choices and taking action. Students
consider and express Jewish values through discussion groups,
seminars, and hands on experiences.
Jewish
Virtual Library This
website offers a wealth of information pertaining to Jewish
history and people, including the Holocaust, travel, Israel,
politics, religion, and more.
Legacy
Connect
Co-founded by Mark Rockefeller, this organization is the
next-generation philanthropy network for the 21st century.
It aims to help increase revenue, social relevance, and
philanthropic impact in sports and entertainment.
Lynch
Foundation Established
by Carolyn and Peter Lynch in 1987, the Lynch Foundation
provides assistance to programs primarily in Massachusetts
with an emphasis on education; culture and historic preservation;
healthcare and medical research; and religious and educational
efforts of the Roman Catholic Church.
Morasha
Olami This
worldwide Jewish educational effort fuses both informal
and formal Jewish education modules and creates an engaging,
inspiring, and motivating environment for further Jewish
engagement.
Museum
of Tolerance
Visitors to this museum become witnesses
to history and explore the dynamics of bigotry and discrimination
that are still embedded in society today.
Oslo
Center for Peace and Human Rights
Founded by Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of
Norway, this organization addresses human rights, democracy,
and inter-religious and intercultural dialogue. The Center
works to promote responsible leadership, in order to prevent
conflicts and strengthen democratic practice in fragile
democracies.
Partners
In Health
Founded by Dr. Paul Farmer and Thomas J. White, and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PIH focuses on delivering
quality health care in poor communities. It currently works
with partner organizations and national ministries of health
to operate projects in twelve countries: Haiti, Lesotho,
Malawi, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, the United States, the Dominican
Republic, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Guatemala, and Burundi.
PBS
NewsHour - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The website of this television news program offers a page
dedicated to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It provides
background reports, lesson plans for educators, and other
resources.
Project
Rwanda
This project is committed to furthering the economic development
of Rwanda through initiatives based on the bicycle as a
tool and symbol of hope. Its goal is use the bike to help
boost the Rwandan economy, as well as re-brand Rwanda as
a beautiful and safe place to do business and visit freely.
Rwinkwavu
Hospital Launched
in April 2005, this hospital was Partners In Health's first
project in Rwanda. In addition to treating the ill, the
staff provides knowledge and skills to improve their lives.
Through a training center and garden, patients learn how
to grow food on whatever plot of land they have, and are
given seeds to get started.
Save
the Children When
disaster strikes around the world, Save the Children is
there to save lives with food, medical care, and education,
and then remains to help communities rebuild through long-term
recovery programs.
Shoah
Foundation Institute
This University of Southern California institute,
led by Executive Director Stephen Smith, maintains a visual
history archive of testimonies by Holocaust survivors.
Tectonic
Leadership This
organization is a vehicle for developing pairs of leaders
from opposite sides of a conflict to take joint ownership
in transforming the conflict.
Thinking
Beyond Borders This
organization offers "gap year" programs designed
for students to explore international development through
global service learning and academic study.
Tufts
Hillel This
campus organization promotes Jewish life at Tufts and beyond,
and will house and implement the model program for IWJ.
Tufts
University Established
in 1852, this private research university emphasizes public
service in all of its disciplines. It is well known for
internationalism and its study abroad programs. IWJ is developing
its model program on the Tufts campus.
United
Nations Foundation
This foundation works with the United Nations to foster
a more peaceful, prosperous and just world.
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum This
living memorial to the Holocaust inspires citizens and leaders
worldwide to confront hatred, promote human dignity, and
prevent genocide.
Washington
Spectator This
bi-weekly bulletin for independent-minded readers is published
by Hamilton Fish who produced Hotel
Terminus, a documentary about Klaus Barbie, the
Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after World War II.
Yeshiva
Experience
The organization offers the opportunity to
explore the depths of Judaism in the heart of New York's
vibrant Jewish community.
The
Initiative for Moral Courage at San Diego State University
is envisioned as an interdisciplinary think tank focusing
on the critical study, promotion and recognition of moral
courage through a unique mentoring project that brings together
academics across a broad spectrum of specialties (history,
political science, philosophy, religious studies, Jewish studies,
psychology, ethics), world-renowned leaders and thinkers,
and the students of San Diego State University. The Initiative
seeks to encourage the examination and study of a range of
issues related to the study of moral courage under the broader
rubric of contemporary global ethics.
The
Initiative takes its inspiration from the concept of the "Righteous
Among the Nations." Since 1962, Yad Vashem-the
world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration
of the Holocaust-has sought to identify and recognize the
actions of non-Jews who worked during the Shoah and under
threat of death, to save the lives of the Jews of Europe.
These individuals are honored with the title "Righteous
Among the Nations."
