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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...