“Never Again”: The Uyghur Genocide and Learning from the Holocaust
Our first panel opens with speakers reflecting on lessons of the Holocaust for our work to end atrocities targeting Uyghurs.
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Istanbul Deputy Mustafa Yeneroglu:
People have been put in prisons for years even though they are innocent. There are countless children whose parents are in prison.
If you have no intention of returning to the rule of law,
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OHAL DevamEdiyor....
Thank you Jacob Blaustein Inst for this important support.
#Iran #Bahai #HumanRights #OurStoryIsOne
“I don’t surprise easily, but I am shocked at the speed of the denialism taking place.”
At a separate International Holocaust Remembrance Day program hosted by AJC's Jacob Blaustein Inst, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt gave powerful remarks decrying rising antisemitism,
The #GenocideConvention75 side-event w Jacob Blaustein Inst pays tribute to the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, who defined #genocide & whose efforts led to the Convention in 1948.
We remember him as we urge for universal ratification & unequivocal implementation of the Convention today.
via The New York Times “Russia is manifestly unfit for membership of the Human Rights Council”, Felice Gaer of Jacob Blaustein Inst. Albania and Bulgaria are competing for 2 open seats. Credibility of #UNHCR is on the line if Russia is elected. nytimes.com/2023/10/06/wor…
“绝不重演”（Never Again）：维吾尔种族灭绝和犹太大屠杀的教训
我们的第一个小组对谈首先由发言者们反思犹太大屠杀的教训，以帮助我们结束针对维吾尔人的暴行。
Ellen Germain Danica Damplo Jacob Blaustein Inst American Jewish Committee Preventing Genocide
We are honored that the UN has named AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Inst a 'Champion of Prevention' on the landmark #GenocideConvention75 anniversary.
At the official ceremony today, Director Felice Gaer recalled JBI's decades of work to link human rights protection and genocide prevention.
10th grade student Ahmet Piras, son of teacher Cemal Piras, committed suicide in Trabzon. Ahmet, who is said to be a very successful, calm and harmonious child, fought for his life in the intensive care unit for five days.
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Thank you to everyone who did not remain silent and supported the drama of Yusuf Kerim.
Gülten Sayın will stay with her son Yusuf Kerim tonight, but we expect a permanent solution from the authorities and
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#YusufaAnnesiniVerin
Last year, we launched a Policy Paper on Combating #Holocaust and #Genocide Denial, with Jacob Blaustein Inst, highlighting the need to address genocide and Holocaust denial urgently and firmly, and in full respect of international human rights standards. Key points 🧵⤵️
AJC Africa Institute and Jacob Blaustein Inst joined Mission of Rwanda UN 🇷🇼 to mark #Kwibuka30 — the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
We deeply mourn the dark 100 days in 1994 where close to a million Rwandans were systemically slaughtered.
This afternoon, Amb Ernest Rwamucyo joined USG Alice Wairimu Nderitu at the Jacob Blaustein Inst for a special event titled: An afternoon with Raphael Lemkin; to reflect on the singular contribution of Lemkin to the conceptualization and realization of the Genocide Convention.
Depuis août 2021: les talibans ont imposé plus de 80 restrictions limitant les droits des femmes afghanes dans tous les aspects de leur vie limportante.fr/instagram-news… Jacob Blaustein Inst
Jacob Blaustein Inst Volker Türk @akilaGJC PassBlue Sherine Tadros Stephanie Nebehay Enough Project Cameron Hudson Savita Pawnday In #Tigray itself, z war may be over, but the suffering Isn't
Z presence of 🇪🇷/n forces,& Amhara militia, persists. Still committing horrific war crimes against Tigrayan civilians.
African Union Secretary Antony Blinken Mike Hammer UN Humanitarian @WelduYtbarek
#AmharaOutOfTigray
#FreeAllTigray
Thank you Jacob Blaustein Inst for your important support.
#Iran #HumanRights #Bahai #OurStoryIsOne
'It’s important to clarify what we’re waiting for in regard to serving justice to #Tigray . When a committee against torture accuses a state, it’s reasonable to expect aggressive & immediate action.' United Nations Human Rights Council Jacob Blaustein Inst UN Human Rights Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
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#IStandWithEvan Gershkovich, who has been unjustly detained for over five months in a Russian prison. As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah, I pray Evan returns home safe.
Read the letter AJC President Michael Tichnor, AJC's Jacob Blaustein Inst Institute, and I wrote to Evan, who has
We thank the Jacob Blaustein Inst for its consistent vigilance in highlighting the oppression to which the #Bahai community in #Iran has been subjected, including the current surge. #FoRB #ReligiousFreedom #OurStoryIsOne