The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG), formerly the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, is a non-profit organization devoted to
genocide
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Lat ...
and mass atrocity prevention.
The institute is best known for its
Raphael Lemkin Seminar for Genocide Prevention held annually at the
Auschwitz concentration camp,
and for serving as the technical secretariat of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention.
AIPG is an
NGO
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
that provides technical assistance and training to governments, emphasizing a long term approach to
genocide prevention
Prevention of genocide is any action that works toward averting future genocides. Genocides take a lot of planning, resources, and involved parties to carry out, they do not just happen instantaneously. Scholars in the field of genocide studies ...
. It was founded in 2006
by Fred Schwartz, and is directed from its beginnings by Dr. Tibi Galis. The organization has offices in
New York City
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; in
Buenos Aires, Argentina; in
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
; and in
Oswiecim, Poland. Its partner organizations include the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect and the
Hague Institute for Global Justice.
See also
*
Genocide Watch
Gregory H. Stanton is the former Research Professor in Genocide Studies and Prevention at the George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. He is best known for his work in the area of genocide studies. He is the founder a ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.auschwitzinstitute.org
Organizations established in 2007
Genocide education
Genocide prevention
Non-profit organizations based in New York City