Articulo

15 NOVEMBER 2012

ISSUE 6

A»bimonthly»bulletin»by»

the»Global»Centre»for»the»

Responsibility»to»Protect

T he Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is

a global norm, unanimously adopted by

heads of state and government at the

2 005 UN World Summit, aimed at

preventing and halting Genocide, War

C rimes, Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes

A gainst Humanity. R2P stipulates that:

» E very State has the Responsibility

t o Protect its populations from the

four mass atrocity crimes (Pillar I).

» T he wider international community

has the responsibility to encourage and

a ssist individual States in meeting

that responsibility (Pillar II).

» If a State is manifestly failing to protect

i ts populations, the international

community must be prepared to take

appropriate collective action, in a timely

and decisive manner and in accordance

with the UN Charter (Pillar III).

S yria {p. 2}

Sudan {p. 4}

DR Congo {p. 6}

R2P Monitor» applies» the»

Responsibility»to»Protect»lens»

to»the»following»situations»

of»concern:

CURRENT CRISIS

Mass atrocity crimes are occurring and

urgent action is needed.

IMMINENT RISK

The situation is reaching a critical

threshold and the risk of mass atrocity

crimes occurring in the immediate future

i s very high if effective preventive

action is not taken.

SERIOUS CONCERN

There is a significant risk of occurrence,

or recurrence, of mass atrocity crimes

w ithin the for eseeable fu t ur e if

effective action is not taken.

Burma/Myanmar {p. 8}

See GCR2P Populations at Risk webpage for updates.

South Sudan {p. 10}

Somalia {p. 11}

Nigeria {p. 12)

Central Africa/LRA {p. 13}

Kenya (p. 15)

R2P Monitor:

» P rovides background on populations

at risk of mass atrocity crimes, with

particular emphasis on key events and

a ctors and their connection to the

threat, or commission, of genocide,

war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes

against humanity.

» Offers analysis of the country’s past

history in relation to mass...