Definitions: Types of Mass Atrocities – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Crimes against humanity are defined as “any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population.”
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What is Genocide? – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Origin of the Term Genocide. The word “genocide” did not exist prior to 1944. It is a very specific term coined by a Polish-Jewish lawyer named Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959) who sought to describe Nazi policies of systematic murder during the Holocaust, including the destruction of European […]
Learn about Gendered Violence against Women. The Coalition Against Global Genocide’s mission is to educate, motivate and empower individuals and communities to oppose Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. It is imperative to recognize the experiences of women in conflict and genocide and stand up against this gendered violence. We celebrate Women not only to lift […]
Coalition Against Global Genocide Supports President Biden’s Statement on International Recognition of Armenian Genocide The Coalition Against Global Genocide (CoAGG) thanks and applauds President Joe Biden for his recent statement recognizing that the actions by the leaders of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 constituted a genocide committed against the Armenian people and other Christian groups. […]
The Coalition Against Global Genocide is proud to announce that founder/executive director Roz Duman received the 2021 Trailblazer Award in January in recognition of her contributions to the civil rights movement in Colorado. The award is part of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr Business Awards, which are presented to individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations […]
Over the last three months, thousands of innocent men, women and children have been raped, killed and starved by their own government in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia based solely on their ethnicity and the crisis is growing worse by the day. We must act to prevent further atrocities! Learn more and find out […]
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This list is courtesy of Professor Glenn Morris, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado at Denver (* denotes indigenous author). Anderson, Gary Clayton Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime That Should Haunt America. Norman: U. of Oklahoma Press, 2014. Anghie, Antony* Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law. NY: Cambridge University Press, […]
The Coalition Against Global Genocide expresses support for the Armenian people and protests the violence against Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan populated and governed entirely by ethnic Armenians. Violence has escalated and includes attacks on civilians. The United States, France and Russia should be working with Turkey and Azerbaijan to de-escalate […]