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In a week, the House of Lords will debate important amendments pertaining to the principle of universal jurisdiction and to address a glaring justice gap. The principle of universal jurisdiction aims to equip States with jurisdiction over international crimes when (1) they were perpetrated outside the State’s territory and (2) neither the victim nor the perpetrator is a national of that State at the time of the commission of the offence. Universal jurisdiction can be asserted

On 20 January, the House of Lords held a debate on Lord Alton’s short question: To ask His Majesty’s Government what mechanisms they have in place to evaluate the risk of potential atrocity crimes occurring, including crimes against humanity and genocide; and what measures they take when such risks are identified. Opening the debate, Lord Alton of Liverpool said: ‘My Lords, in welcoming all noble Lords who are participating in this Question for Short Debate on preventing mass

Today, we marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime with a Parliamentary session focused on ‘Wounds Beyond War: Sexual and/or Reproductive Violence as Means of Genocide.’ We heard from: Alisa Kovalenko – a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker and former soldier in the Ukrainian Voluntary Army. Her films have focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both during the 2014 annexation of Crimea

On 27 November 2025, our patron, Lord Alton of Liverpool, will speak during a short debate in the UK House of Lords, raising the dire situation in Darfur, Sudan. Among others, he will discuss the findings of a new report on Darfur – Rivers of Blood – Escaping Darfur – launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan. In the foreword of the report, Lord Alton writes: We Cannot Say We Did Not Know Several decades have passed since the world first began to

On 16 Oct 2025, the  Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes  published a special briefing on the critical threats facing Bosnia – from ethno-nationalist separatists within and Russian-supported interference from without – and the steps the UK Government should immediately take to reaffirm the rule of law and maintain the peace, consistent with the Dayton Peace Agreement of 14 Dec 1995, in support of the Bosnian state.  The recommended steps are specifically concerned with preventi

On 13 October 2025, the Coalition for Genocide Response joined several civil society organisations calling upon the EU to dedicate a share of asset-backed loan to reparations for victims/survivors of human rights violations. As the organisations stress: With a EUR 140 billion loan to Ukraine – backed by immobilised Russian sovereign assets – now on the table, the European Union must innovate by leveraging these assets and assign a portion of the funds for victims of gross hum

On 15 September 2025, the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes has issued a Call for Written Submissions. The Call forms part of an...

On 9 September 2025, the House of Lords (in the Grand Committee) will debate the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ (JCHR) Daesh Inquiry...

In August 2025, Coalition for Genocide Response joined over 100 non-governmental organisations calling upon States to support a mandate extension for the Inde­pen­dent International Fact-Fin­ding Mission (FFM) for Sudan.

August 3, 2025, marks the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide – genocide perpetrated by Daesh (also known as ISIS, ISIL, or IS), a...

On 14 July 2025 , in the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament, the Coalition for Genocide Response, together with the International Bar...

In May 2025, the Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report looking into the UK responses to the Daesh crimes, including...

In May 2025, the Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report looking into the UK responses to the Daesh crimes, including...

For the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, our co-founder Dr...

On 19 December, the House of Lords will debate the policy towards China, especially in relation to human rights and security issues...

9 December marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this...

The Coalition for Genocide Response joined the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Free Yezidi Foundation, Yazda...

On 22 and 23 July 2024, the Coalition for Genocide Response will co-host two sessions in the UK Parliament to mark the 10th anniversary...

On 29 April 2024, the Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill introduced by our patron Baroness Kennedy of the...

One year after the devastating war in Sudan began, the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights (RWCHR) released the world’s first...