Atrocities. Medical search. Frequent questions

Preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States. (voltairenet.org)
The primary purpose of the Atrocities Prevention Board shall be to coordinate a whole of government approach to preventing mass atrocities and genocide. (voltairenet.org)
While the Rohingya refugee crisis and the resulting humanitarian needs require immediate response by local and international stakeholders (as highlighted in a recent Simon-Skjodt Center report ) our new report Breaking Cycles of Distrust: Preventing Mass Atrocities in Bangladesh addresses the underlying risks of mass atrocities within Bangladesh that also require attention by policymakers to prevent escalation of violence in the next 12-18 months. (ushmm.org)

This book brings together a diverse range of international voices from academia, policymaking and civil society to address the failure to connect historical dialogue with atrocity prevention discourse and provide insight into how conflict histories and historical memory act as dynamic forces, actively facilitating or deterring current and future conflict. (routledge.com)
Established on a variety of international case studies combining theoretical and practical points of view, the book envisions an integrated understanding of how historical dialogue can inform policy, education, and the practice of atrocity prevention. (routledge.com)
Governmental engagement on atrocities and genocide too often arrives too late, when opportunities for prevention or low-cost, low-risk action have been missed. (voltairenet.org)
Accordingly, I hereby direct the establishment of an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board within 120 days from the date of this Presidential Study Directive. (voltairenet.org)
and (4) that we are optimally positioned to work with our allies in order to ensure that the burdens of atrocity prevention and response are appropriately shared. (voltairenet.org)
To this end, I direct the National Security Advisor to lead a focused interagency study to develop and recommend the membership, mandate, structure, operational protocols, authorities, and support necessary for the Atrocities Prevention Board to coordinate and develop atrocity prevention and response policy. (voltairenet.org)
Yet, Bangladesh ranked among the top 10% of countries-ranging from 12th to 16th-for each of the last three years on the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide's Early Warning Project's global statistical risk assessment , all the while receiving minimal attention from the policymakers in terms of atrocity prevention. (ushmm.org)
The imperative of prevention requires a deep analysis of the drivers of risk and relevant mitigating factors though our report does not presuppose such atrocities will happen for certain. (ushmm.org)

The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has been cravenly transformed into anti-American propaganda by the Left, as Democrat commentators race to ghoulishly savage white men, gun rights and the NRA, Republicans, and President Trump, blaming them for what otherwise looks like a Muslim terrorist atrocity. (frontpagemag.com)
The city, in which millions of Oromos gather each year in late September or early October to celebrate the wholeness and deep magnificence of nature and culture, was the scene of the deadliest atrocities ( pdf ) in the yearlong anti-government protests in which security forces have killed more than 1,000 people. (aljazeera.com)

Denying Bucha: The Kremlin's influence tactics in the aftermath of the 2022 Bucha atrocity. (lu.se)

Unspeakable truths: Confronting state terror and atrocity. (bvsalud.org)

The analysis uncovers how these mechanisms seek to address past atrocities, provide a space for victims' voices, and balance accountability with the pursuit of lasting peace. (easychair.org)

The judges publicly concluded that "the most gruesome atrocities had been committed against defenceless prisoners" and local prejudice had indeed caused the miscarriage of justice in the ensuing circuit court. (wikipedia.org)
Our resources on the Nanjing atrocities challenge students to consider the complex questions that this history raises about wartime violence, justice, and memory. (facinghistory.org)
Use these resources to help students bear witness to the events through the voices of Nanjing survivors, reflect on the consequences of human action and inaction during times of crisis, and consider how to achieve justice and reconciliation in the aftermath of atrocities. (facinghistory.org)
Will Vladimir Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine? (theweek.com)
As "images of the dead left on street corners or in front gardens" continue to emerge, the international community has been "shocked" into "new calls for those behind the atrocities to face justice", the paper said. (theweek.com)

The report exposes the atrocities that have been committed by both sides of the current conflict between President Salva Kiir, and Dr Riek Machar, who leads a splinter faction of the Sudanese People Liberation Movement (SPLM) that liberated the south from northern control in 2011. (dailymaverick.co.za)

The U.S. has formally recognized the Xinjiang atrocities as genocide - a designation made among the final actions of the Trump administration. (lifesitenews.com)
America's reputation suffers, and our ability to bring about change is constrained, when we are perceived as idle in the face of mass atrocities and genocide. (voltairenet.org)
Sixty six years since the Holocaust and 17 years after Rwanda, the United States still lacks a comprehensive policy framework and a corresponding interagency mechanism for preventing and responding to mass atrocities and genocide. (voltairenet.org)

The chemical weapons issue will only be closed when those who ordered and executed these atrocities are convicted and behind bars, and their victims compensated. (hrw.org)
In investigation of war crimes, trials identify victims and perpetrators, detail facts and responsibilities and establish individual responsibility for atrocities. (lu.se)

According to an article by Robert Park published in the World Affairs Journal, more than two decades of engaging and negotiating with North Korea on security issues while relegating mass-atrocity crimes occurring within the country to a low-grade status, has borne no fruit. (persecution.org)
Park said North Korea's mass atrocity situation continues annually to be the subject of a vast and growing body of documentation. (persecution.org)
Park commented, "Ignoring mass atrocities in North Korea is no longer a viable option. (persecution.org)
The Commission's report comes at a time when discussions are held across Africa on the validity of international mechanisms to address mass atrocities on the continent. (dailymaverick.co.za)
In the face of a potential mass atrocity, our options are never limited to either sending in the military or standing by and doing nothing. (voltairenet.org)
When the Simon-Skjodt Center began this research on Bangladesh in mid-2016, some observers were skeptical that mass atrocities were a real risk in the country. (ushmm.org)
Elements contributing to the country's relatively high ranking in the statistical risk assessment, as compared to other countries, relate to the country's history of mass atrocities during the Liberation War in 1971, its status as a partial democracy with factionalism, and the existence of armed conflict elsewhere in the region. (ushmm.org)
This essay discusses the dissemination of atrocity images in contemporary mass media, from the photographs of mass-graves in the Nazi concentration camps to the pictures of torture of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib. (lu.se)
The use of force to protect populations from human rights violations and mass atrocity crimes. (lu.se)

The change was years in the making, gaining traction in 2020 as part of a widespread movement to address past atrocities. (kdvr.com)
The next month, Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order to create the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board amid a widespread movement to address past atrocities. (kdvr.com)

Danny Brown fans are in for a treat as the Detroit rapper released his latest album three days early-you can stream Atrocity Exhibition via Apple Music and Spotify . (dailydot.com)
But Atrocity Exhibition is not your average hip-hop album, with lyrics touching on social issues and coming from a dark place-his sound is foreign in the sense that you cannot compare the production to his earlier projects. (dailydot.com)
Closer 's lead track is titled "Atrocity Exhibition. (dailydot.com)
Atrocity Exhibition soars and stuns-and you'll want to queue it up ASAP. (dailydot.com)

The Koegas atrocities or Koegas affair (1878-80) was a notorious murder case in the Cape Colony, which led to deep political divisions and a follow-up campaign, due to the perceived racial bias of the country's Attorney General. (wikipedia.org)
In this series Professor Ryrie will go back to the notorious atrocities of Europe's wars of religion: the Spanish Inquisition, Bloody Mary, the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the massacres at Drogheda and Wexford. (gresham.ac.uk)

A provincial council chairman says that Islamic State militants have carried out several atrocities against the Albu Nimr tribe in Anbar, Iraq. (rferl.org)

Researchers have recently suggested a method of measuring war atrocities to tell 'clean' sides from the 'dirty' ones. (rt.com)
The failure to hold those responsible to account has fueled further atrocities by all sides. (hrw.org)
The years since the failure of that resolution have been characterized by ongoing atrocities by all sides in Syria. (hrw.org)

Aleppo (AsiaNews) - The situation in Aleppo is horrific, and the sufferings and atrocities endured by civilians have reached "unimaginable levels," said Mgr Georges Abou Khazen, apostolic vicar of Aleppo of the Latins. (asianews.it)

They list atrocities that can be considered inappropriate or 'dirty' for an armed conflict, such as: civilian killings, rapes, torture, killings of children and elderly people, or the use of indiscriminate weapons like cluster bombs. (rt.com)
But it was his words about alleged atrocities by Americans that infuriated, and bewildered, many fellow veterans of that long ago conflict. (heraldnet.com)

Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia's Assault on Ukraine's Health Care System" is the title of a report published in February by eyeWitness to Atrocities, Insecurity Insight, Media Initiative for Human Rights, Physicians for Human Rights, and Ukrainian Healthcare Center. (medscape.com)

Exposure of atrocities through DWIs can put reputation, legitimacy, future resources, threat of retaliation, or power itself at stake," the article says, explaining how the index can be a deterrent for military leaders. (rt.com)
2016. [review] Biomarkers of patient intrinsic risk for upper and lower airway injury after exposure to the World Trade Center atrocity . (cdc.gov)

The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that continued atrocities in Syria could make military intervention more likely , as the United Nations envoy Kofi Annan restarted negotiations in the capital, Damascus. (antiwar.com)
Nonetheless, he said, "it may come to a point with Syria because of the atrocities. (antiwar.com)
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, you need to take care of US army atrocities around the world before wanting to go to war with Syria over something that is not proven. (antiwar.com)

John Hurley, national director of Veterans for Kerry, dismissed Owen's views as 'ludicrous,' pointing out that Kerry's Senate testimony echoed the views of others who served in Vietnam and witnessed or participated in atrocities. (heraldnet.com)

Explore this collection of lesson plans and student materials that place the Nanjing Atrocities within the larger context of World War II in East Asia. (facinghistory.org)
Begin teaching this history using our 5-lesson unit or by exploring our Nanjing atrocities book for additional context. (facinghistory.org)

My choice is, I like this country, I respect our flag, and I don't see all the atrocities going on in this country that people say are going on," Ditka said. (sportingnews.com)
A news search for "Bangladesh" and "atrocities" today will turn up dozens of articles about how this South Asian country is responding to a huge influx of Rohingya refugees from its neighbor to the east, Burma . (ushmm.org)

Julia Kristeva's theory of the abject underpins the argument, that the media, while bringing atrocities to the public's attention, also establish a reassuring distance to the scenes of atrocity, and enthrall the viewer in a fascination with the images themselves. (lu.se)

Underlinking that message, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: "We will not allow Russia to cover up their involvement in these atrocities through cynical disinformation, and will ensure that the reality of Russia's actions are brought to light. (theweek.com)
Another option would be to put tariffs on the sector, while a third option would be to create en escrow account to freeze the extra profit Russia is making off oil prices rises since the war started, the official said. (aljazeera.com)

Although civilian killings by South Korean soldiers during the war are well documented , Seoul has been adamant that there is no evidence of such atrocities. (foreignpolicy.com)
Evidence and accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces have left them unwilling to consider a diplomatic solution. (npr.org)

Leading lights of the German death metal scene since the early '90s, ATROCITY have taken a uniquely wayward path from primitive past to stark, brutal future. (blabbermouth.net)

While noting Kerry's 'immense courage under fire,' Owens wrote in the conservative National Review magazine last week, 'Those who might be otherwise inclined to support him should ask themselves if they appreciate being portrayed as war criminals: murderers, rapists, men capable of committing the most heinous atrocities. (heraldnet.com)

Stories of alleged Russian military atrocities have piled up. (npr.org)
But this war, the atrocities, the stories of life under Russian occupation, anecdotes of her personal acquaintances in those areas - all of this has crossed a line for her. (npr.org)

This has left us ill prepared to engage early, proactively, and decisively to prevent threats from evolving into large scale civilian atrocities. (voltairenet.org)
So as not to forget the importance of what we do, or lose sight of the atrocities that occurred before the passage of the OSH Act and the creation of NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), some of the early workplace tragedies are summarized below. (cdc.gov)

There is no place to honor those who facilitated atrocities against Native Americans on America's public lands," said an official proposal from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, along with The Wilderness Society. (kdvr.com)
One of the worst atrocities that took place at the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II was the Manenggon concentration camp. (guampedia.com)

MENAFN - IANS) Patna, Sep 26 (IANS) After the brutal assault on a Dalit woman in Patna's Mosimpur village on Saturday, former minister and BJP leader Janak Ram claimed that the uncle-nephew government of Bihar was committing atrocities on Dalits. (menafn.com)
Atrocities on Dalits have increased in Bihar under the government of Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav. (menafn.com)

October 2, 2017 marks the first anniversary of the Irreecha atrocity in which the sacred grounds of Bishoftu desecrated as security forces used tear gas and live bullets against an agitated crowd of about two million assembled on the shore of Lake Arsadi. (aljazeera.com)

But only a few deaths are shocking, memorable and useful enough to become atrocities: stories that, as they are told and re-told, continue to shape the worlds of the people who remember them. (gresham.ac.uk)

In the late stages of World War II, more and more atrocities were perpetrated. (smithsonianmag.com)
The article interprets these artworks as reflecting processes of abjection at work in the mediatization of atrocities throughout late modern society. (lu.se)

To focus on this list doesn't excuse atrocities committed by Taliban fighters. (commondreams.org)

Twelve months on, the fighting has left thousands dead, displaced more than 2 million people from their homes, fueled famine and given rise to a wave of atrocities. (cnn.com)
These atrocities cannot and will not be left unanswered," von der Leyen said. (aljazeera.com)

The actual atrocities were inflicted in the Northern Cape, at Luisdraai near Koegas (roughly within the modern Siyathemba Local Municipality). (wikipedia.org)
Var god och använd en modern webbläsare för att ta del av denna webbplats, som t.ex. (lu.se)

According to Karhut, IS militants had committed previous atrocities against the Albu Nimr tribe, and had displaced large numbers of tribespeople from the Hit area toward the desert -- without food or water. (rferl.org)

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