Category: Genocide

UN Deputy Chief Says Uprooting Seeds of Racism, Hatred Vital to Prevent Genocide

January 20, 2015

Originally posted on UN News Centre on January 17, 2015— “During a memorial service in honour of victims of the Holocaust at the Park East Synagogue in New York today, Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said that preventing genocide required efforts to understand the forces behind it. “The Holocaust did not start with Auschwitz,” said Mr. Eliasson … More UN Deputy Chief Says Uprooting Seeds of Racism, Hatred Vital to Prevent Genocide

IRAQ: Church Leader Urges UN to Recognize Genocide Against Christians

September 25, 2014

Originally posted by John Newton and Oliver Maksan on Independent Catholic News on September 20, 2014— “The leaders of Iraq’s Christians have called on the United Nations to urgently address the growing refugee crisis before a freezing winter forces displaced Christians to leave the country. “We Christians in Iraq have a future if the international … More IRAQ: Church Leader Urges UN to Recognize Genocide Against Christians

North Korea Accused of Genocide by South Korean Human Rights Group

July 15, 2014

By Steve Killings for The Liberty Voice on June 26, 2014— “North Korea has been accused of genocide by the human rights group Human Liberty based in Yonsei University, South Korea. The conservative South Korean group recently spoke to the UN Commission of Inquiry in New York which investigated reports of human rights violations in the … More North Korea Accused of Genocide by South Korean Human Rights Group