NEVER AGAIN
MUST MEAN
NEVER AGAIN
The Coalition for Genocide Response is a human rights coalition-building organisation that works towards a comprehensive response to genocide and other international crimes, engaging the UK, regional and international actors.
Our members come from diverse backgrounds from all over the world, representing a variety of belief systems and philosophies. Our diversity is our strength – all united in the belief that human dignity is inviolable, and that mass atrocity crimes cannot pass unnoticed or without action.
WE ARE INDEPENDENT OF ANY GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL PARTY, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION OR FAITH GROUP.
Coalition
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RECOGNISING GENOCIDE
The Coalition for Genocide Response works to promote understanding of the Genocide Convention, a binding instrument of customary international law. It provides non-partisan, cross-party advice and research to UK Parliamentarians on fulfilling the UK’s obligations, drawing on international jurisprudence and comparative state practice.
PREVENTING GENOCIDE
Under the Genocide Convention and peremptory norms of international law, states are obliged to prevent egregious human rights violations, including genocide. However, our research indicates that most states, including the UK, lack effective early warning and risk monitoring mechanisms – a critical precondition for fulfilling these duties.
The Coalition for Genocide Response explores models for such mechanisms and offers non-partisan technical assistance to inform and support their development. This work is rooted in established international law and constitutes general advocacy, not political activity.
RESEARCHING AND ADVOCATING FOR
LEGAL RECOURSE
This strand of the Coalition for Genocide Response’s work is dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights, specifically through the accountability of perpetrators of serious international crimes. In line with established norms of international human rights and humanitarian law, the Coalition researches legal avenues – both existing and prospective – for the prosecution of atrocity crimes. Its findings have informed a range of stakeholders, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The Coalition also addresses the failure of some states, including within international organisations, to fulfill their duties under the Genocide Convention, particularly regarding prevention and intervention. Without engaging in lobbying or political activity, the Coalition provides non-partisan technical guidance on improving state compliance, including responsible use of UN Security Council veto powers – strictly within the framework of accepted international law – to enhance protections for communities targeted on grounds of religion or belief.
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Current Focus
Prevention, protection, prosecution –
turning ‘NEVER AGAIN’ into action.
Standing Group
for Atrocity Crimes
The Standing Group will convene an independent review of, and provide advice on, the UK's approach to preventing and responding to international atrocity crimes, to aid the development of a comprehensive and cohesive framework for addressing these issues. The Standing Group is wholly independent of the UK Government.
Yazidi genocide
by Daesh/Islamic State
The Standing Group will convene an independent review of, and provide advice on, the UK's approach to preventing and responding to international atrocity crimes, to aid the development of a comprehensive and cohesive framework for addressing these issues. The Standing Group is wholly independent of the UK Government.
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WE SAY NEVER AGAIN,
NEVER AGAIN TO THIS
KIND OF VIOLENCE
– KWEISI MFUME
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The Coalition
The Team
Human rights advocate and author specialising in genocide prevention and the protection of persecuted ethnic and religious minorities. Her work has focused on atrocities committed by Daesh, Boko Haram, and the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar and Uyghurs in China. She has authored over 30 reports for the UN and delivered submissions before the Human Rights Council, PACE, and other international fora. Dr Ochab initiated the campaign that led to the establishment of the UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, marked annually on 22 August.
Dr Ewelina U. Ochab
Human rights advocate known for his work in Parliament on genocide recognition and modern slavery. He led the campaign securing the UK’s unanimous recognition of Daesh atrocities as genocide and serves as a Commissioner on the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission. He co-founded the Arise Foundation and regularly speaks and writes on slavery and human rights for major platforms including the UN, The Spectator, and The Telegraph.
Luke de Pulford
Jessica is a human rights practitioner with experience ranging from healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa to interfaith engagement in the Middle East. She spent several years in Kosovo monitoring war crimes trials and advocating for minority rights. She currently serves as Director of Programmes at Arise, a charity combatting modern slavery through locally-led initiatives. Jessica holds a Master’s in International Conflict Studies (Distinction) from King’s College London, with research focused on legitimacy in post-conflict state-building.
Jess Templeman
Patrons
David Alton has served as a member of the House of Commons and, for more than 20 years, has been an Independent Crossbench Life Peer. In 1972, while still a student, he was elected to the Liverpool City Council as the youngest city councilor in Britain. In 1979, he became the youngest member of the House of Commons. He is one of the foremost campaigners for Article 18 rights in any legislature, having chaired All-Party Parliamentary Groups on North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Organ Harvesting, Genocide and many others.
Prof. Lord Alton of Liverpool KCSG, KCMCO
Leading barrister and authority on human rights law, civil liberties, and constitutional affairs. A member of the House of Lords, she chairs Justice, the UK section of the International Commission of Jurists, and serves as President of SOAS, University of London. She has chaired major public bodies including Charter 88, the Human Genetics Commission, and the British Council, and led the Power Inquiry into British democracy. Widely honoured internationally, she has received over thirty honorary doctorates and continues to act in high-profile terrorism cases.
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
Sir Geoffrey Nice KC has been a practising barrister since 1971 and is renowned for leading the prosecution of Slobodan Milošević at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. His later work includes cases before the International Criminal Court (Sudan, Kenya, Libya) and pro bono advocacy for victims in Iran, Burma, and North Korea. A part-time judge since 1984, including at the Old Bailey, he has served in various tribunals and inquiries. From 2009 to 2012, he was Vice-Chair of the Bar Standards Board, and he remains active with NGOs, academia, and international media on issues of war crimes and justice.
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Leading expert in genocide studies and the founder of Genocide Watch. He also founded the Cambodian Genocide Project and chairs the Alliance Against Genocide. A former Research Professor at George Mason University, he served as President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars from 2007 to 2009.
Dr Gregory H. Stanton
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia and Patron of the Coalition for Genocide Response. A lifelong advocate for human rights, he has held key roles with the UN, Commonwealth, and International Bar Association, including Chair of the UN Inquiry on North Korea and Co-Chair of the IBA Human Rights Institute.
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
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