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Tools for Atrocity Prevention
The Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center aims to understand better how policymakers can take effective action to prevent mass atrocity crimes and protect civilian populations in situations where they face serious threats of group-targeted, systematic violence.
Thus, we have reviewed the research on selected tools used to help prevent atrocities.Explore Research
Prohibitions on weapons transfers
Coercive measures that target the economic capacity of a state
Aid that promotes economic growth, welfare, and humanitarian relief
Severing or downgrading diplomatic relations to signal disapproval
A non-legal conflict management process facilitated by an external actor
Public condemnation of perpetrators of mass atrocities
The official barring of legal proceedings against certain individuals or groups
Deployment of military and/or civilian personnel to a conflict zone to promote peace
Legal proceedings against suspected perpetrators of mass atrocities
Aid that promotes another state’s defense
Aid provided by a foreign state to a rebel group
Coercive measures that target the assets or activities of individuals or corporations
Diplomatic relations and activity between two countries
Attacks on computer systems or networks
Information gathering efforts on conflicts and/or violations of international law
Introduction of foreign military forces into a conflict
Non-invasion, peacetime troops stationed in a host state
Diplomatic relations between multiple states or through international institutions
A country’s public-facing diplomatic efforts
The legal and physical protection of refugees
Promises made to protect or respect a party’s security
Assistance to help civilian communities protect themselves
Economic measures that seek to incentivize specific state behavior