by Steven Kiersons, MA | Jan 18, 2014 | General News
In August 2013, the Sentinel Project published an analysis of patterns of violence against Muslims in Burma entitled “A Formula for Ethnic Cleansing in Burma.” The article described the uncannily systematic means by which the Rohingya were being killed and...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 10, 2014 | General News
The Sentinel Project has finalized an assessment on the risk of mass atrocities in Sri Lanka. Almost five years after the end of the civil war, the assessment reflects that the mass atrocity risk in Sri Lanka remains high and addresses some of the underlying sources...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 2, 2014 | General News, Team Announcements, Technology
Iranian pro-democracy demonstrators in 2009 used social media to organize and document their protests. Here, an opposition supporter films a protest on her mobile phone. (Source) Technology is changing the nature of human rights We’re excited to offer the next...
by Drew Boyd | Jan 2, 2014 | General News, Kenya
December was notable for a rise in violence along Kenya’s northern border. Moyale District and Wajir County are witnessing a predicted increase in violence which has driven thousands out of the region. Nairobi and Mombasa continue to be a hotbed of violence both...
by Steven Kiersons, MA | Jan 1, 2014 | Burma, General News, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
In the month of December 2013, Reuters revealed shocking details about the system of human trafficking created to handle the expulsion of Rohingya and other Muslims from Burma, also known as Myanmar. The agency discovered that the Thailand government was selling...
by Troy Powell | Dec 23, 2013 | Iran, Situations of Concern
Over the first three months of 2013, our sources have shown instances of stage 1 (Classification) and stage 4 (Polarization) of Gregory Stanton’s 8 stage model of the genocidal process. The January report commentary highlights a resurgence in international...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Dec 20, 2013 | General News, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
The last few weeks have seen a string of alarming reports in two countries at risk of mass atrocities, first in the Central African Republic (CAR) as an international force attempts to stabilize a crumbling state and protect civilians, and now in neighbouring South...
by Steven Kiersons, MA | Dec 17, 2013 | General News
The Industry of Suffering December 2013 has seen the continued exodus of Rohingya Muslims by boat to foreign lands – a yearly endeavor on the calmer waters of the season in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. The journey, often by dubious ocean-going...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 13, 2013 | General News
November saw the escalation of violence along the northern border with Ethiopia as Marsabit County (and the town of Moyale in particular) has witnessed a rash of attacks which have imperiled the region. Similarly, the continuing conflict between Muslims and Christian...
by Danny Hirschel-Burns | Dec 9, 2013 | General News, Team Announcements
The Responsibility to Protect doctrine, instituted in 2005, exemplifies the dominant paradigm for action during mass atrocities: international intervention. While R2P places primary responsibility on states, the international community is nonetheless positioned as the...
