Confronting Silence: Digital Mapping to Fight Impunity
The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience will host its first global webinar of the year, “Confronting Silence: Digital Mapping to Fight Impunity,” on March 31, from 9:00 am –
Statement of Condemnation for the Killing of Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim
February 4, 2021 New York, NY Statement available in Arabic, French and Spanish According to available information, Lokman Slim, a longtime Lebanese activist and Hezbollah critic, was visiting a friend
The Yazidi Memorial and Museum of Remembrance
Working with partners Nadia’s Initiative (NI), Un Ponte Per (UPP), and local stakeholder groups, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is currently developing plans for a museum and memorial
“It Takes Great Courage to Face the Facts:” On Women’s Activism in the MENA Region
Originally trained as a pediatric specialist, Maha Alsakban founded Coalition member Women’s Human Rights Centre in 2003. Based in Diwaniya, in south central Iraq, WHRC works to equip women with
Video Series: Transitional Justice in MENA
In the past decade, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have experienced tremendous political upheaval and, in many cases, brutal conflict. To assist these countries as they
Video Series: Transitional Justice in MENA
ON THE BRINK: ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE IN YEMEN In the past decade, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have experienced tremendous political upheaval and, in many cases, brutal
Spaces for Hope
The Coalition recently spoke with Justine di Mayo, Co-Founder and Director of Act for the Disappeared (ACT), a Lebanese Human Rights organization created in 2010 by a group of citizens from
