by Frankie Wong | Oct 2, 2019 | Case Studies
Mass graves are burial sites containing multiple human remains, often following events with multiple casualties such as epidemic, famine or mass killing. After decades of conflicts in Afghanistan, armed attacks had cost the lives of millions. Many years have passed...
by Christina E. Olesen | Feb 20, 2019 | Case Studies
To download the publication click here. The North Korean Archives Project explores the archives of former communist secret police agencies and compiles information on North Korea kept in these. The 2018 publication focuses on Polish archives and includes a full index...
by Sarah Kim | Jan 31, 2019 | Case Studies
Image source: https://www.google.com/earth/outreach/success-stories/united-states-holocaust-memorial-museum/ Click here to see PART 1 of this series. Summary of Project Crisis in Darfur is a collaborative project between the U.S. Holocaust Memorial...
by Yonkyoo Joo | Nov 29, 2018 | Case Studies
To download the publication: http://repo.kinu.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/8480 The White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea 2017 is a comprehensive analysis of the human rights issues in North Korea by the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU). The...
by Sarah Kim | Jul 24, 2018 | Case Studies
UPR: Background The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an instrument that periodically reviews the human rights situations of all 193 UN member states. It was established in 2006 as the centerpiece of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). While other human rights...
by Sarah Kim | May 26, 2018 | Case Studies
Background to the ECCC The Khmer Rouge (KR) regime ruled Cambodia from April 1975 until December 1979. Under Pol Pot’s leadership, approximately 2 million people – a quarter of Cambodia’s population – died in mass executions and from...