Brush up on your research skills here.
Don't forget the databases.
Search Tips:
1.Determine Key Concepts
2.Try synonyms
3.Use one source to lead you to others
Not all websites are created equal so be sure they pass the CRAP test. Here are a few websites to get you started.
Genocide Timeline
Amnesty International
"Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards."
Crimes of War Project
A collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict.
Genocide Studies Project (Yale)
Supports a wide range of programs on genocide with particular interest on Cambodia and selected other genocides including the Holocaust, Rwanda, Sudan Bosnia/Yugoslavia and colonial genocides. Supports databases providing extensive bibliographies, maps and photos.
Genocide Watch
A non-profit organization which exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. the website has many links to useful information sources on the topic. Genocide Watch is the Coordinating organization of The International Campaign to End Genocide (ICEG), an international coalition of organizations.
Human Rights First
Human Rights First is a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Washington D.C. and Houston.
Human Rights Watch
(est.1978) is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
Human Rights Library University of Minnesota-International Criminal Tribunals
International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect
A new international security and human rights norm to address the international community's failure to prevent and stop genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This group, established in 2009, is one of a number involved. Includes reviews of individual crises and texts of documents.
International Crisis Group
An independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. Produces a variety of reports and publications including the monthly, CrisisWatch.
International Humanitarian Law database -Red Cross
International Network of Genocide Scholars
Promotes scholarly work on genocide, publishes Journal of Genocide Research, and supports scholalry conferences. Website has resources link and other information.
JURIST -legal newsletter from the University of Pittsburgh Law School
Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
(MIGS) an extensive website with links to Early Warning Media Monitoring Project, information on various genocides and genocide resources, transcripts of radio broadcasts in Rwanda used to incite genocide, child soldiers, other genocide sites, memory & atrocity crimes
National Security Archive
An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes U.S. declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Prevent Genocide International
A nonprofit educational organization established in 1998 with the purpose of bringing about the elimination of the crime of genocide.(NOTE: Coverages numerous genocides but NO recent updates)
Satellite Sentinel & Enough Project
Organizations against genocide, specializing in Africa. What is unique is that they use satellite imagery to monitor troop and other movements on the ground and post photos to their websites.
TRIAL Track Impunity Always
a Swiss site,dedicated to the fight against impunity for individuals who have committed or participated in international crimes and is active in disseminating information pertaining to international criminal justice
United Nations Human Rights Research Guide
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
War Crimes Research Office
American University Washington College of Law
Web Genocide Documentation Centre -University of West England
Witness The Hub
provides 3000 videos of human rights abuses with cut off date of 2007. "See it, film it, change it."
News Sites
All Africa
BBC
CBC
CNN
New York Times
NPR
Primary Sources & Testimonials
Kigali Memorial Centre Archive 2004- Rwanda
Yad Vashem Jewish Holocaust
Don't forget the databases.
Search Tips:
1.Determine Key Concepts
2.Try synonyms
3.Use one source to lead you to others
Not all websites are created equal so be sure they pass the CRAP test. Here are a few websites to get you started.
Genocide Timeline
Amnesty International
"Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards."
Crimes of War Project
A collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict.
Genocide Studies Project (Yale)
Supports a wide range of programs on genocide with particular interest on Cambodia and selected other genocides including the Holocaust, Rwanda, Sudan Bosnia/Yugoslavia and colonial genocides. Supports databases providing extensive bibliographies, maps and photos.
Genocide Watch
A non-profit organization which exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass murder. the website has many links to useful information sources on the topic. Genocide Watch is the Coordinating organization of The International Campaign to End Genocide (ICEG), an international coalition of organizations.
Human Rights First
Human Rights First is a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Washington D.C. and Houston.
Human Rights Watch
(est.1978) is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
Human Rights Library University of Minnesota-International Criminal Tribunals
International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect
A new international security and human rights norm to address the international community's failure to prevent and stop genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This group, established in 2009, is one of a number involved. Includes reviews of individual crises and texts of documents.
International Crisis Group
An independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. Produces a variety of reports and publications including the monthly, CrisisWatch.
International Humanitarian Law database -Red Cross
International Network of Genocide Scholars
Promotes scholarly work on genocide, publishes Journal of Genocide Research, and supports scholalry conferences. Website has resources link and other information.
JURIST -legal newsletter from the University of Pittsburgh Law School
Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
(MIGS) an extensive website with links to Early Warning Media Monitoring Project, information on various genocides and genocide resources, transcripts of radio broadcasts in Rwanda used to incite genocide, child soldiers, other genocide sites, memory & atrocity crimes
National Security Archive
An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes U.S. declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Prevent Genocide International
A nonprofit educational organization established in 1998 with the purpose of bringing about the elimination of the crime of genocide.(NOTE: Coverages numerous genocides but NO recent updates)
Satellite Sentinel & Enough Project
Organizations against genocide, specializing in Africa. What is unique is that they use satellite imagery to monitor troop and other movements on the ground and post photos to their websites.
TRIAL Track Impunity Always
a Swiss site,dedicated to the fight against impunity for individuals who have committed or participated in international crimes and is active in disseminating information pertaining to international criminal justice
United Nations Human Rights Research Guide
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
War Crimes Research Office
American University Washington College of Law
Web Genocide Documentation Centre -University of West England
Witness The Hub
provides 3000 videos of human rights abuses with cut off date of 2007. "See it, film it, change it."
News Sites
All Africa
BBC
CBC
CNN
New York Times
NPR
Primary Sources & Testimonials
Kigali Memorial Centre Archive 2004- Rwanda
Yad Vashem Jewish Holocaust