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Responsibility to Protect Articles

Britain must be a force for good again

Standing by in cases of war crimes or genocide is not in Britain’s national interest, nor in the interests of the most vulnerable, writes Alison McGovern MP What do we owe to those who live beyond our shores? Of course we are all appalled when we see civilians...

‘Never again’ to ‘always prevent’

The recent Halabja commemoration proves that the 'three Rs' of remembrance, recognition and retelling are not enough. 'Never again' must become 'always prevent'. 'From Denial To Recognition. From Destruction To Construction. From Tears To Hope' - proclaimed the...

Weak, weak, weak

In 2009, Sri Lanka’s government herded hundreds of thousands of the minority ethnic Tamil community onto a small bit of land that they described as a ‘safe zone’, and then relentlessly bombed it. At least 40,000 were killed. Last November, the UN admitted that,...

Kurdish lessons for Syria

Genocide against Iraq’s Kurds shows that more than words are required in Syria ------------------------- I’ll start in an unusual way – by quoting some lyrics in rock band Extreme's biggest hit – ‘More Than Words’: ‘More than words is all you have to do to make it...