From the Lemkin Institute on genocide prevention / investigation [Note: Content Warning - mention of and links to documents concerning genocide. Reader discretion is advised]

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I have found that the Lemkin Institute, named after Raphael  Lemkin, who invented the word genocide,has a Genocide Prevention Toolkit. I have only skimmed this so far, but consider it sound enough to share. 

Some key links are:  

• “Genocide Prevention Toolbox”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/genprev-toolbox   
• “11 Principles of Genocide Prevention”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/principles-of-prevention   
• “Patterns of Genocide”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/ten-patterns-of-genocide   - PDF version at   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/9bc553_847a069988d64bfeb6fe93cbfc750b75.pdf   
• “Identifying Patterns of Genocide Questionnaire”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/9bc553_76534c5f5dbf48e6974faf1a8548bbeb.pdf   
• United Nations “Framework of Analysis for ATROCITY CRIMES - A tool for prevention”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/9bc553_64cae1c346c5450aa8c07ebe05806d46.pdf   
• the Anti-Defamation League’s “Pyramid of Hate”   https://www.lemkininstitute.com/_files/ugd/9bc553_0b84e48abdc84cfd9d3e54dfdbb450f6.pdf   This, in my opinion, applies to many situations - it is brilliant   
  

The toolkit also links to the Genocide Convention. 

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

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