Regarding Reconciliation: The Herero’s Long Quest for Justice
After more than a century, a minority ethnic group in Namibia insists that history be recognized: reparations are the key to restoring economic, political, and social rights. But their disorganized efforts have also curbed social reintegration and...
The 20th Century’s First Genocide: Not the Holocaust, but the Herero
How far back can the roots of the Holocaust be traced? The events that took place from 1941 – 1945 bore a striking resemblance to atrocities carried out years before in German South West Africa. Many of the ideologies that fueled the Holocaust, as...
The Yazidi Genocide: An Introduction
In the first installment of our four-part series about ISIL's ongoing genocide against the Yazidi in Iraq, we outline the basics of the genesis of the genocide, key events, and the international...
Marš Mira: Reflections from the 2017 Peace March to Srebrenica
Nearly 20 years after serving as part of SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brandon Erdmann revisits this land of contrasts- of beauty and tragedy- on the 2017 Peace March from Tuzla to Srebrenica. In this piece for PCRC, he reflects on his experience...