Palestine
This strip of land has been under Israeli blockade since 2007, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
What is Gaza?
This Sudanese region became infamous for genocide beginning in the early 2000s, where government-backed militias carried out mass killings.
What is Darfur?
This Central African country has faced decades of conflict, including genocidal violence, fueled by colonial exploitation and resource wars.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?
This country in the Horn of Africa has faced decades of civil war, famine, and foreign intervention since the collapse of its government in 1991.
What is Somalia?
The Uyghur Muslims are a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in this region of China.
What is Xinjiang?
This international organization declared that Israel's actions in Gaza could amount to genocide, leading to a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This paramilitary group, accused of committing genocide and war crimes in Sudan, was originally known as the Janjaweed militia.
What is the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)?
Over six million people have died due to conflict in the DRC, making it the deadliest war since this global conflict.
What is World War II?
In 1993, the U.S. launched a failed military operation in Mogadishu, leading to the infamous Black Hawk Down incident.
What is Operation Gothic Serpent?
The Chinese government refers to its network of Uyghur detention camps as these types of facilities, despite evidence of mass human rights abuses.
What are "re-education centers" or "vocational training centers"?
This South American country became the first to sever diplomatic ties with Israel in 2023 due to its actions in Gaza.
What is Bolivia?
In 2009, this Sudanese leader became the first sitting president to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Who is Omar al-Bashir?
The 1994 genocide in this neighboring country led to a mass influx of refugees into the DRC, escalating regional tensions and contributing to Congo’s deadly wars.
What is Rwanda?
The Somali Bantu are descendants of enslaved people brought to Somalia from this region of Africa.
What is Southeast Africa (primarily Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi)?
Leaked government documents, known as the "China Cables", revealed evidence of China’s mass surveillance and forced detentions, published by this international news organization in 2019.
What is The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)?
The Fourth Geneva Convention, which Israel is accused of violating, was created after this global event to protect civilians in times of war.
What is World War II?
The genocide in Darfur was declared the first genocide of the 21st century by this U.S. Secretary of State in 2004.
Who is Colin Powell?
This armed group, backed by Rwanda, has been accused of committing massacres, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing in Eastern Congo.
What is M23 (March 23 Movement)?
In 2003, the U.S. designated Somali Bantu refugees as a special group for resettlement, leading to thousands being relocated to cities like Columbus, Ohio, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Illinois, etc.
What is the United States Refugee Resettlement Program?
Uyghur detainees in camps have been subjected to forced labor, with reports of major global brands using materials made by enslaved Uyghurs, including this widely used fabric.
What is cotton?
This South African leader compared Israeli occupation to apartheid, and in 2024, South Africa brought a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
Who is Nelson Mandela (posthumously) / Cyril Ramaphosa (current leader)?
The ongoing Sudan conflict (2023-present) is a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and this group, leading to mass displacement and ethnic killings.
What is the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)?
The DRC is rich in this mineral, essential for smartphones and electric cars, and the fight over its control has led to mass killings, child labor, and exploitation.
What is cobalt?
The Somali Bantu Genocide escalated under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, who confiscated their land and forced them into labor camps in these two decades.
What are the 1970s and 1980s?
In 2021, this country officially recognized China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide, becoming one of the first governments to take this stance.
What is the United States?