Web Resources

Web/Video Link 11.1: What Is Genocide?

Description: On this History.com website, there is an overview of genocide and the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Video/Web Link 11.2: Ghosts of Rwanda

Description: Frontline marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide with a documentary chronicling one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Frontline illustrates the social, political, and diplomatic failures that enabled the slaughter of 800,000 people to occur unabated and unchallenged by the global community.

Web Link 11.3: United to End Genocide

Description: United to End Genocide is a group dedicated to preventing and ending genocide and mass atrocities worldwide by building a powerful, lasting movement of all those who believe we must fulfill the promise the world made following the Holocaust: “Never Again!”

Web Link 11.4: Cambodian Tribunal Monitor: Khmer Rouge History

Description: Cambodia Tribunal Monitor is a consortium of academic, philanthropic, and nonprofit organizations committed to providing public access to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and open discussion throughout the judicial process.

Video Resources

Video Link 11.1: The Path to Nazi Genocide

Description: This 38-minute film examines the Nazis’ rise and consolidation of power in Germany. Using rare footage, the film explores their ideology, propaganda, and persecution of Jews and other victims. It also outlines the path by which the Nazis and their collaborators led a state to war and to the murder of millions of people. By providing a concise overview of the Holocaust and those involved, this resource is intended to provoke reflection and discussion about the role of ordinary people, institutions, and nations between 1918 and 1945.

Audio Resources

Audio Link 11.1: Investigating a ‘Canadian Genocide’ of Indigenous Women

Description: NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jorge Barrera of the CBC about his recent reporting on missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada.

Audio Link 11.2: What’s Been learned about Genocide Since Rwanda

Description: NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with David Simon, who directs the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University, on the 25th anniversary of the start of Rwanda’s genocide.