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Lemkin Institute

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Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
AbbreviationLIGP
Established2021
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersUnited States
Websitewww.lemkininstitute.com

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (LIGP), or simply Lemkin Institute, is a non-governmental organization based in the United States. It describes its mission as being to "[connect] the global grassroots with the tools of genocide prevention".[1][non-primary source needed] Since 2024, it is a member of Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC), a network of States, civil society organizations, and academic institutions seeking to prevent atrocities.[2][non-primary source needed]

The institute has issued genocide warnings related to the expulsion of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, Gaza war, second Trump presidency in the United States, and treatment of transgender people in the United States and United Kingdom.

Background

In 2017, Elisa von Joeden-Forgey and Irene Victoria Massimino founded the Iraq Project for Genocide Prevention and Accountability to address the need for long-term capacity building in genocide prevention in Iraq following the Yazidi genocide.[3][4] They wrote:

We noticed during several trips to northern Iraq in 2016 and 2017 that very little of the work that goes on at high levels of governments, in international organizations, and among large civil society groups ever reaches people facing genocide and mass atrocity, although they are the people for whom all this work is supposed to be done.[1]

The project leaders argued in the following years that global prevention protocols remained insufficient. In August 2021, the project, which had evolved beyond its original mandate, was renamed the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention after Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959),[5] a Polish-Jewish lawyer and Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide.[6] Originally registered as a nonprofit corporation in Pennsylvania, the Lemkin Institute obtained federal tax-exempt status in September 2023.[7] In November 2024, Massimino stated that she had left the Lemkin Institute.[7]

Aims

The Lemkin Institute explain their aims are to identify genocide as a process that can be categorized into ten patterns, rather than as a single event. This framework makes its definition (like many definitions of genocide) broader than today's most dominant definition as found in the 1948 Genocide Convention.[8]

Actions

The Lemkin Institute works to advance its ideas of genocide prevention through its publication of Red Flag alerts for genocide, statements, reports, as well as through court submissions and training developed with educational institutions.[9][4][10]

Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani Checkpoint at the Lachin Corridor, as viewed from Kornidzor, Armenia

In 2021, the Lemkin Institute began warning of the "potential for genocidal violence" against Armenians, particularly those in Artsakh, from Azerbaijan. After BBC's HARDtalk, Stephen Sackur suggested in an interview with Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan that Nagorno-Karabakh should work out a political deal with Azerbaijan, the Institute issued a statement criticizing the anchor.[11] It published repeatedly about "the genocidal processes" unfolding in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani forces blockaded the Lachin Corridor,[12][13] which the co-founders witnessed first hand during a visit to the region on May 7, 2023.[14]

In September 2023, it issued an SOS Alert following Azerbaijan's initiation of its significant military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh saying Armenians there are "currently being attacked by the genocidal regime of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev" and that various legal experts agreed Azeri actions constituted genocide.[15][16] Additionally, it issued an Active Genocide alert and 9 Red Flag alerts on Azerbaijan, warning "the risk of genocide" of Armenians in Artsakh, calling for Azerbaijan's accountability for their crimes against humanity.[17] It published a 126-page report on the risk of genocide by Azerbaijan in Artsakh, using the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes.[18][19] This report also issued a warning regarding the subsequent occurrences such as the forced displacement of Armenians from Artsakh.[20]

Bangladesh

In 2021, the Lemkin Institute issued a report on the Bangladesh genocide.[21][22][23] Alongside this the Lemkin Institute worked with the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka to develop a micro-course covering the genocide.[4] In 2022 issued a call advocating for the acknowledgment of the genocide by international institutions and governments. Emphasizing solidarity with the victims, the document highlighted the significance of recognizing genocide as a crucial step in preventing such atrocities. It stressed the importance of acknowledging the victims, their suffering, and promoting accountability and justice.[24] According to the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities, the Lemkin Institute called on the US Congress to officially acknowledge the 1971 Bangladesh genocide and ensure that those responsible for the atrocities are held accountable.[25][unreliable source?][non-primary source needed]

Ethiopia

In 2023, the Institute issued a Red Flag alert for the killings of Amharas in Ethiopia.[26][27]

Israel/Palestine 2023–2025

In January 2023, the Lemkin Institute began warning of the potential for genocidal violence by Israel.[28][non-primary source needed] Their warnings elevated to an active genocide alert after the beginning of the Gaza war, releasing a statement that identified and condemned atrocities by both Hamas and Israel.[29][30] On October 27, the Lemkin Institute stated that "[Israel and the US] are committing genocide in Gaza only weeks after enabling genocide on another besieged people" (referring to the Armenians of Artsakh).[31] The institute has also criticized western media coverage of the war for "avoiding historical context", "shifting responsibility away" from the state of Israel, distorting the public perception of the conduct of Israel, and "ensuring the public will remain ignorant" of the relevant international law.[32] In September 2025, the Lemkin Institute expressed support for the Global Sumud Flotilla.[33] On December 9, 2025, it accused Hillary Clinton of denial of the Gaza genocide in her remarks at the December 2 Israel Hayom summit.[34][35]

Russia/Ukraine

In 2022, the Lemkin Institute put out statements covering atrocities perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine, including the forced transfer of children, labelling these as genocidal.[36][37] In 2022 and 2023, the institute, with the Regional Center for Human Rights, submitted communications with the registry of the International Criminal Court about the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children since 2014, and the delay from Russia in repatriating them.[38][39]

United States (2025)

On the day of the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the Institute issued a Red Flag alert for Genocide in the United States. This alert was precipitated by the Elon Musk salute controversy, which occurred at the inauguration, where Musk twice performed a Nazi salute or Roman salute.[40] The Institute released their alert shortly after the incident, noting their concerns for the protection of rights for displaced people like refugees and LGBTQ individuals, and the potential for democratic backsliding under the new incoming Trump administration, which appeared favorable to autocratic leaders abroad.[41][10]

Transgender people

Main article: Transgender genocide
See also: Anti-transgender movement in the United Kingdom

The Lemkin Institute has described gender critical feminism as a "genocidal ideology that seeks the complete eradication of trans identity from around the world".[42] In a statement on the issue, the Lemkin Institute argued that rhetoric from anti-trans activists depicting trans women as dangerous were not based on fact, but instead as essential to manufacturing consent for anti-trans violence.[43] In 2022, the Lemkin Institute declared anti-trans legislation in the United States as genocidal.[44] From 2023 to 2026, the Lemkin Institute issued three Red Flag alerts due to political developments in the US regarding transgender people.[45]

In June 2025, the Lemkin Institute issued a statement on transgender and intersex rights in the United Kingdom (UK), stating that the actions of UK state institutions, including the EHRC's guidance and the actions of the UK Supreme Court constitute part of a "broader process of erasure". According to the institute, "All the actions described [in its report] fit neatly into the 9th Pattern of Genocide: 'Denial and/or Prevention of Identity.'"[46][47]

Naming dispute

Joseph Lemkin, a US lawyer who is Raphael Lemkin's relative stated to Algemeiner Journal that he objected to the Lemkin Institute's use of the Lemkin name and its use of the word genocide for the Gaza genocide,[7] threatening to sue the Lemkin Institute over the naming dispute.[48][49] In April 2026, Joseph Lemkin and the European Jewish Association submitted a legal memorandum to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.[50][51]

Vladimir Khanin and Ariel Kogan, in an article for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, argue that the institute acts a "node" in a "global ecosystem of antisemitic narratives", claiming that the Lemkin Institute is weaponizing Raphael Lemkin's name to attack Israel.[52]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". Lemkin Institute. Archived from the original on March 13, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention". Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes. Archived from the original on January 28, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2025. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Noor, Tawheed Reza (January 14, 2022). "The two-page document that recognises the 1971's genocide". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Hamelin, Braden (October 21, 2025). "Philadelphia Institute's Use of the Term 'Genocide' Leads to Legal Dispute". Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on August 25, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "What is Genocide?". Holocaust Encyclopedia. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2017. In 1944, Polish Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the term "genocide" in a book documenting Nazi policies of systematically destroying national and ethnic groups, including the mass murder of European Jews Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Stoll, Ira (November 13, 2024). "Exposed: Anti-Israel Group Under Fire for Using Name of Raphael Lemkin, Zionist Who Coined the Term Genocide". The Algemeiner. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ "10 Patterns of Genocide". Lemkin Institute. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kalberer, Nelson (May 21, 2025). "The Trump Administration and Genocide: Understanding the Lemkin Institute's Red Flag Alerts for Genocide in the United States". Human Rights Research Center. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ "Lemkin Institute 'shocked' by Stephen Sackur's 'genocidal proposal' on BBC". News.am. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  14. ↑ "Signs of Imminent Genocide: Lemkin Institute's Visit to the Lachin Corridor". Aravot. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "Azerbaijan committing genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh, warns Lemkin Institute and calls on world leaders to act". Aravot. September 20, 2023. Archived from the original on February 3, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Gale, Robert Peter; Muradyan, Armen; Danelyan, Samvel; Manukyan, Narek; Babak, Maria V.; Arakelyan, Stella; Tamamyan, Gevorg; Arakelyan, Jemma (2023). "The humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh". The Lancet. Elsevier BV. 402 (10410): 1324–1325. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02034-2. ISSN 0140-6736.
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  21. ↑ Habib, Haroon (January 30, 2022). "In East Pakistan in 1971: A 'forgotten' genocide". Frontline. The Hindu. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ "US-based Lemkin Institute recognizes 1971 genocide". Dhaka Tribune. January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  26. ↑ Abebe, Adem Kassie; Moge, Zelalem (March 6, 2024). "Ethiopia's Amhara Conflict Could Spark Civil War". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Mengistu, Abyssinia Abay (October 2024). "The Impact of Incitement by Public Officials in the Commission of Genocide: The Case of Ethnic Amharas in the Oromia Region". International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. 32 (3): 409–431. doi:10.1163/15718115-bja10173.
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  36. ↑ Daoud, Emmanuel; Barbanel, Alain (2023). "La Russie veut systématiser la déportation des enfants ukrainiens" [Russia aims to systematize the deportation of Ukrainian children]. Le Droit de Vivre (in français). International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism. 690 (1): 47–49. doi:10.3917/ddv.690.0047.
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  48. ↑ Arguello, Ailin Vilches (September 18, 2025). "Rafael Lemkin's Family Fights to Have Anti-Israel Group Stop Using Name of Famed Zionist Who Coined Term 'Genocide'". The Algemeiner. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  49. ↑ Gordon, Dave (November 15, 2025). "'Not authorized': Family fights to regain Lemkin name from vehement Israel critic". National Post.
  50. ↑ European Jewish Association (April 28, 2026). "Family of Holocaust Survivor Who Coined "Genocide" Files Complaint Against Pennsylvania Institute Bearing His Name" (Press release). Retrieved June 9, 2026 – via Reuters.
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  52. ↑ Khanin, Vladimir; Kogan, Ariel. "Redefining Genocide: How Altering Definitions Enables Political Accusation » ISGAP". isgap.org. Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Archived from the original on August 11, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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