Networks
Swift and effective collaboration is often necessary to ensure the prevention of atrocities, both at regional and international levels, so networks grant individual actors, organizations, and institutions concrete opportunities to work together.
Global Network of R2P Focal Points
International network of senior government officials committed to the prevention of atrocity crimes. Senior officials can be designated as Focal Points by governments with interest in promoting the R2P principle, for which they become advocates and contact persons within their countries’ governments. Annual meetings have been conducted between Focal Points since 2011.
Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) Network
International network and platform for organizations and states to connect and collaborate for AP, with the aim of supporting States wishing to implement or improve their national prevention mechanisms and policies. Established in 2013 and partnered with multiple NGOs and Ministries of Foreign Affairs, it provides training and publishes resources to educate on atrocity prevention. Multiple regional chapters: Americas Initiative, Africa Working Group, Asia Pacific Working Group.
Asia-Pacific Partnership for Atrocity Prevention (APPAP) Network
Regional network of collaborators from Asia and the Pacific region, aimed at preventing atrocities. This network carries out research, education, training, outreach, and advocacy to implement atrocity prevention measures.
International Association of Genocide Scholars
International association of scholars focused on the study, prevention, and punishment of genocide. The association, founded in 1994, contributes to genocide research and spreads awareness, holding conferences and co-publishing articles within the Genocide Studies and Prevention journal.
International Network of Genocide Scholars (INOGS)
International network of scholars with a non-partisan outlook on genocide research and mass atrocities. The network organizes conferences, grants awards, and publishes research in the Journal of Genocide Research (JGR).
International coalition for the creation of institutions and advocacy to prevent genocide. It aims to spread information and research, create early-warning systems and networks, ensure diplomacy and mediation, and hold perpetrators accountable for the crime of genocide.
Network for the collaboration of European countries to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes. Created by Eurojust in 2011, the network encourages and facilitates European countries’ collaboration against atrocity crimes. The network’s research and investigations also act as the groundwork upon which atrocity prevention and punishment can be founded.