Atrocity Prevention
All articles in Atrocity Prevention
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UN adopts historic pacts on Refugees and on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Though not legally binding, the migration compact, backed by 152 states with five against, sets four aims from better governance to migrants’ contribution to development, and Louise Arbour calls it a framework built on fact, not myth.
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R2P Update: UN SC side event and MENA trainings emphasize prevention
December 2018
The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect and partners convened a UN Security Council side event in October 2018 on women’s roles in atrocity and conflict prevention, producing concrete action points ahead of the 2019 UN Commission on the Status of Women meetings. The ICRtoP also conducted Responsibility to Protect training sessions in Beirut in December 2018, in partnership with the Permanent Peace Movement, to strengthen civil society capacity in the MENA region.
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Making Effective Use of Existing Legal Obligations in the Face of Atrocity Crimes
December 2018
A permanent Security Council member that vetoes action against genocide breaks its own treaty duty to prevent it. The General Assembly could ask the International Court of Justice whether unrestrained vetoes in the face of atrocity are lawful.
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The UN debates R2P – to what end?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
Atrocity prevention returned to formal General Assembly debate after nine years. Despite wider acceptance of the principle, the Secretary-General admitted the world still fails to prevent atrocities, and the doctrine is languishing.
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The Rae Rohingya Report: R2P Missing in Inaction
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
A report on the Rohingya crisis for the Canadian government is sound on welcome and justice but silent on the Responsibility to Protect. The world watched ethnic cleansing, and a safe haven on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border deserves serious discussion.
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Human rights violations in Libya and the International Criminal Court
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2018
Libya’s migrant crisis highlights systemic human rights abuses. The ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes against humanity underscores global governance failures.
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TakeAction for June 2018: Canada’s priorities to advance the Responsibility to Protect
World Federalist Movement – Canada · June 2018
Canada’s June 2018 UN debate on R2P highlights global governance priorities. The article critiques Canada’s limited R2P implementation in Myanmar.
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TakeAction: Building the Responsibility to Protect
World Federalist Movement – Canada · May 2018
The Rohingya crisis highlights the need for R2P implementation. Canada advocates for stronger international action on Myanmar’s ethnic cleansing.
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Update from the ICRtoP: recent developments on the Responsibility to Protect at the United Nations (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
The UN General Assembly included Responsibility to Protect on its formal agenda. This marks progress for mainstreaming the norm within the UN system.
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The Prevention Up Front Alliance: Strengthening civil society capacity to prevent armed conflict (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
The Prevention Up Front Alliance advances conflict prevention through civil society. The alliance links GPPAC, CICC, and ICRtoP with the Netherlands government.
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TakeAction: What will Canada can do to help the Rohingya?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · September 2017
The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar highlights the need for global action. Canada and the international community must push for accountability and end violence through R2P mechanisms.
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Preventing and addressing armed conflict: The role of women in the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Women’s inclusion in peacebuilding and peacekeeping is critical for sustainable peace. Peace agreements with civil society and women are 50% more likely to succeed.
