On Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the University of Connecticut’s Dodd Center, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs hosted a panel reflecting on the legacy of the United Nations Genocide Convention. Titled “75 ...

Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip has repeatedly sparked serious allegations of genocide. But how does the United Nations define the term? The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...

The word “genocide” was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin in 1944 in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. It consists of the Greek prefix genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin ...

Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of Nazi atrocities, the world made a vow. Countries pledged to liberate humanity from the “odious scourge” of genocide when, at the United Nations, they established ...

Samantha Lakin, PhD, is a specialist in comparative genocide and a Senior Fellow at The Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development (CPDD) at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, where she also ...

A week of celebrations at the United Nations focused on decades-old declarations against genocide and in favor of international human rights has some critics of the world’s governing body decrying the ...

On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and Israel issued its third report on the situation in Gaza since ...

Feature / The influential group of lawmakers has damaged its reputation as “conscience of the Congress” by staying silent on ...

Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an independent commission of inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday. Four of the five genocidal acts listed in the ...

The kibbutzim in Otef Aza were still on fire, and bodies of murdered Nova festival goers still lay in the fields when denials of Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7 began. Some denials were obviously internet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. On May 5, 2025, International Court of Justice (ICJ, also referred ...

Israel will defend itself in the United Nations' highest court starting Thursday against allegations that its military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. South Africa asked the International Court ...