Current Projects

We promote peace and non-violence education, conduct strategic trainings, and help build grassroots networks committed to ending genocide and mass atrocities.

Genocide Prevention at the UN (2024 to present)

Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Co-PI
Ernesto Verdeja (University of Notre Dame), Co-PI
Anka Whelan, Research Assistant

Project details pending.

Litigating International Crimes, Transnational Crimes, and Human Rights Violations in US Courts (2024 to present)

Mark Klamberg (Stockholm University), Co-PI
Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Co-PI
Anka Whelan, Research Assistant

Project details pending.

Violence Prevention in Burundi Initiative (2013 to present)

Sixte Vigny Nimuraba, Project Director
Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Co-Director

Since the beginning of 2013, the Lemkin Program has been closely involved in violence prevention work in Burundi. With the support of Friends Committee for National Legislation, Peace Direct, and other organizations, the Lemkin Program contributed to  a then newly created violence prevention initiatives in Burundi, selecting key Burundian peace and human rights activists from across Burundian civil society organizations who could contribute to the initiative and whose institutions could join the Burundian Peacebuilding and Violence Prevention Network.

Since early 2015, the Lemkin Program has worked to strengthen and expand the Burundi Peace and Nonviolence Network. Our activities focus on reaching out to Burundian youth who are the most likely to join youth armed groups and participate in cycles of violence. We provide peace and non-violence training to youth through sporting tournaments, cultural celebrations, and other festivities hosted with local partners. And we work to strengthen trust and peaceful, mutual exchanges between local governments, administrations, civil society institutions, social and civil leaders, political parties, and youth networks. You can read the our reports of violence prevention activities here.