The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG), formerly the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation,[1] is a non-profit organization devoted to genocide and mass atrocity prevention.[2][3] The institute is best known for its Raphael Lemkin Seminar for Genocide Prevention held annually at the Auschwitz concentration camp,[4][5][6][7] and for serving as the technical secretariat of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention.[8]

AIPG is an NGO that provides technical assistance and training to governments, emphasizing a long term approach to genocide prevention. It was founded in 2006[2] by Fred Schwartz,[9][10] and is directed from its beginnings by Dr. Tibi Galis.[11][12] The organization has offices in New York City; in Buenos Aires, Argentina; in Kampala, Uganda; in Bucharest, Romania; and in Oswiecim, Poland. Its partner organizations include the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect[13] and the Hague Institute for Global Justice.[14]

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References

  1. ↑ "WHO WE ARE". The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. 1 2 Joyce Apsel; Ernesto Verdeja (21 August 2013). Genocide Matters: Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-1-135-92020-3.
  3. ↑ www.auschwitz.org. "Partners / ICEAH – General Information / Education / Auschwitz-Birkenau".
  4. ↑ "Defining role of the press in genocide prevention - Committee to Protect Journalists". 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation « Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program".
  6. ↑ Genocide Prevention Task Force; John C. Danforth (2008). Preventing genocide: a blueprint for U.S. policymakers. American Academy of Diplomacy.
  7. ↑ Eliezer, Shmuel Ben. "Museum And The Auschwitz Institute For Peace And Reconciliation Raphael Lemkin Seminar SeriesThe Jewish Press - Shmuel Ben Eliezer - 23 Iyyar 5768 – May 28, 2008 - JewishPress.com".
  8. ↑ Alex J. Bellamy (2 October 2014). Responsibility to Protect: A Defense. OUP Oxford. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-0-19-100924-2.
  9. ↑ "Founder of the Auschwitz Institute for peace and Reconciliation visits CNLG".
  10. ↑ "Fred 'the Furrier' Schwartz, driver of Auschwitz shul restoration, dies at 83". 10 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Huffington Post website, accessed June 6, 2015
  12. ↑ ""Not Just a Slogan:" An Interview with Tibi Galis, Executive Director of the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, on Genocide Prevention :: RightsViews".
  13. ↑ Nations, United. "United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect".
  14. ↑ "Partners – The Hague Institute for Global Justice".
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