Auschwitz Instut For The Prevention Of Genocide And Mass Atrocities

THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A WORLD THAT PREVENTS GENOCIDE. WE AIM TO SEE EVERY STATE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE WITHIN GOVERNMENT THE DOMESTICALLY DEVELOPED FUNCTION OF PREVENTING GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES.

RAPHAEL LEMKIN SEMINAR FOR GENOCIDE PREVENTION, GLOBAL GOVERNMENT EDITION: THE GLOBAL RAPHAEL LEMKIN SEMINAR FOR GENOCIDE PREVENTION IS ONE OF THE MAIN PILLARS OF OUR WORK. THE SEMINAR IS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU STATE MUSEUM AND THE UNS JOINT OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISERS ON THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT. EACH WEEK-LONG PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER TWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM AT LEAST FIFTEEN STATES RANGING FROM AT-RISK, IN CRISIS, AND POST CONFLICT STATES, TO DONOR COUNTRIES AND THOSE INACTIVE IN THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARENA. THE SEMINAR WELCOMES PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELEVANT AREAS, INCLUDING ATROCITY PREVENTION, HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AMONG OTHERS.THROUGH THE POWER OF PLACE, WE PROVIDE OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PERSONAL INVESTMENT AND COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF GENOCIDE PREVENTION. AIPR HAS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE THAT ONLY WHEN THERE IS THIS EMOTIONAL CONNECTION DOES THE MOTIVATION TO ACT STAY WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. FOLLOWING THE SEMINAR, ALUMNI BECOME MEMBERS OF THE 2PREVENT COMMUNITY, AIPGS GROWING NETWORK OF OFFICIALS FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE WHO HAVE ATTENDED LEMKIN SEMINARS.

THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK FOR GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION: THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION, THROUGH ITS LATIN AMERICA PROGRAMS, SERVES AS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK FOR GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION. LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2012, THE NETWORK IS THE WORLDS LEADING INITIATIVE FOSTERING CAPACITY BUILDING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS FIELD. FORMER UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON HAS CALLED THE LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR PREVENTION. THE NETWORK PROVIDES A SPACE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AMONG ITS GOALS, THE NETWORK AIMS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A CULTURE OF GENOCIDE PREVENTION THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICAS GOVERNMENTS, WHICH CAN SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO BE FOLLOWED IN OTHER REGIONS WORLDWIDE. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH NATIONAL PROGRAMS, REGIONAL INITIATIVES, AND A CURRICULUM ON GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION, FINALIZED AND APPROVED BY ALL MEMBER STATES. AS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT, THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE SUPPORTS ALL PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE NETWORK BY CO-ORGANIZING TRAINING SEMINARS AND BY ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFIED NATIONAL POLICY ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION. MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE NETWORK INCLUDE: ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAM, PARAGUAY, PER, URUGUAY, AND VENEZUELA. THE LATIN AMERICAN CURRICULUM ON GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY IS PILOTED THROUGH BI-ANNUAL LEMKIN SEMINARS HELD ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER GERMAN NAZI CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU IN OSWIECIM, POLAND, AND AT PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA. THE LATIN AMERICAN EDITION OF THE LEMKIN SEMINARADDRESSES THE REGIONS CURRENT REALITIES AND THE STRENGTHS OF THE REGIONAL SYSTEM IN DEALING WITH 1) SYSTEMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OF THE PAST; 2) THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; AND 3) THE RIGHTS OF POLITICAL GROUPS. SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME THE INSTRUCTORS THAT ARE FACILITATING THE NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES AFTER 2016.

EDUCATION POLICIES PROGRAM:THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THREE MAIN AREAS OF WORK:1. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STATE INSTITUTIONS WITH COMPETENCIES IN FORMAL EDUCATION AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR STRENGTHENING OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FORMULATED FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS THAT PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE OR OTHER MASS ATROCITIES.2. PARTICIPATING IN AND PROMOTING EXCHANGE BETWEEN PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS WORKING IN SIMILAR FIELDS. TAKING PLACE AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, THIS EFFORT FOCUSES ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES, INCREASING THE FLOW OF INFORMATION, AND THE GENERATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS IN WHICH, WITHIN A BROADER AND MORE AMBITIOUS FRAMEWORK, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IN THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES.3. DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND ATROCITY PREVENTION. ROOTED IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE APPROACH, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO WAYS IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS CAN BE BETTER CRAFTED TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND OTHER MASS ATROCITIES.