The tragedies of Darfur, Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, the Holocaust and Armenia all have anniversaries this month and so April is Genocide Prevention Month. You can take the Pledge to Observe Genocide Prevention Month, which states:
Remarkably, six genocides have major anniversaries in the month of April – a tragic testament to the international community’s inexcusable failure to stop inhuman and barbarous acts.
This April, we – survivors of genocide and mass atrocities, their descendants, and anti-genocide advocates – will honor those who were lost and those who survived. And we will urge immediate action to stop the ongoing Darfur genocide.
Our collective voices will remind the international community to make its commitment to mass atrocity prevention absolute. Until we do, we are destined to repeat the most shameful chapters in human history.
We all share the rights enshrined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as adopted by the UN in 1948, and it is up to each one of us to witness and act against those who would deny those basic rights to our fellow sisters and brothers. There are many ways to help by making a donation, education, activism and volunteering. Please consider making whatever commitment you can to be of benefit to all.
April 17, 2009, 12:00am Link
