Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Latest From Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark

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The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago

While the Genocide Convention has helped raise awareness and prevent ethnic violence from escalating, it has not stopped many accusations of genocides, including violence in Darfur and in Ukraine.

December 08, 2023
The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago
Political

Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.

November 07, 2023
Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

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