The Cambodian Genocide Program is a well established project of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University's MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. Its website provides historical information on the genocide led by Pol Pot which killed over 1.7 million people between 1975-1979. This includes details of Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal and free access to the Cambodian Genocide ...

In my first article marking the 60th anniversary of the genocide convention, I argued that it is states that commit genocide, but only individuals who can be punished by the convention. The convention is therefore capable of punishing perpetrators after the act, but incapable of preventing genocide when it is taking place. To prevent future genocides, we need to rethink the status of the nation st...

According to a report in the LA Times, Barack Obama may be thinking of going back on a pre-election pledge to state officially that the Armenian genocide was a genocide. The reason for doing so would be that the administration...

The lovely and talented Hollywood "actress" Anna Faris, interviewed by the mighty Empire movie magazine this month for their long running "How much is a pint of milk?" interview slot, can't resist injecting a bit of politics into the proceedings: Q: How much is a pint of milk? A: This is one of those George Bush or John McCain questions where they're completely out of touch and it's like, "30 cent...

Early last year I wrote a post about the standards for establishing intent where genocide may be in progress or have been committed. I commented on this with respect both to the punishment and the prevention of genocide. A piece...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in Darfur – a move that piled further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime and marked the first time the tribunal had issued genocide charges.

"In the bubbled, hypocritical mind of some in Hollywood, the only reason Gervais crossed a line is because he went after them. Had he been as relentless in ripping apart Sarah Palin, her young children, Jesus Christ, or George W. Bush, today the comedian would be celebrated as “edgy” and “courageous” — because only in Hollywood is throwing red meat...

The Politics of Genocide, an unflinching attack on Western meddling in foreign affairs, challenges the idea that external intervention can be a force for good.

That is what Hollywood is exporting to the world, apparently, along with "extramarital sex leading to the spread of sexually-transmitted disease", but I decided that had to be excised from the headline for reasons of space. And furthermore, "The lack of morals and values in Hollywood culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family...Hollywood has also been accus...

This time last year I was in Rwanda. During my visit I went to the Murambi Genocide Memorial, where 50,000 people where slaughtered. Many in Rwanda laid the blame for this at the feet of the French. Rob Halfon, who is there at the moment has written an incredibly moving report of his visit this week HERE. Below is a fifteen minute film I made for 18 Doughty Street about the Rwandan genocide. Onlin...