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Naming and shaming

Explore research on the use of naming and shaming as a tool to help prevent mass atrocities.

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External Resources

Selected informational resources on US government use of naming and shaming:

US executive branch public statements:

Example of presidential statement:
- President’s Statement on Violence in Darfur, Sudan (2004)
Example of press release:
- Joint Statement on Xinjiang (2021)
Example of statement by the spokesperson at daily briefing:
- US Department of State Daily Press Briefing (1994)

Congressional resolutions and statements:

Example of resolution:
- S.Res. 684 on Cameroon
Example of floor statement:
- Senator Leahy on atrocities in Tigray
Example of committee hearing:
- Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Rohingya crisis
Example of press release:
- Meeks, McCaul Issue Joint Statement on the Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Multilateral institution resolutions and statements:

UN Security Council:
- Example of resolution: Resolution 1970 (2011) on Libya
- Example of presidential statement: Security Council Press Statement on Acts of Terrorism in Lake Chad Basin Region
UN Human Rights Council
- Example of resolution: Resolution 46/23 on the Situation of Human Rights in South Sudan
- Example of special session: 29th special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights implications of the crisis in Myanmar
- Example of Universal Periodic Review: Advance questions to the Syrian Arab Republic

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