Memorials and Commemorative Ceremonies for Victims of Genocide Throughout the World

HGR INFO RESOURCES - Issue 3 Summer 2010

Are you interested in visiting a memorial to victims of genocide in the world or to learn how different ethnic groups commemorate their genocide?
GPN Genocide Prevention Now plans to develop an ongoing world-wide directory to memorials for victims of genocide. We will also present to our readers in future issues a regular report on how individual groups commemorate their victims, including the content of the various ceremonies.

Memorials to victims of genocide are built throughout the world and often are not limited to the place where the genocide occurred. Unless otherwise noted the descriptions of memorials are taken from the descriptions given by the staff of the Memorial being described.

We are interested in receiving information about additional memorials to victims of genocide that do not appear in our directory. Our aim is to build a comprehensive directory of memorials that reflect the different ways of commemorating and remembering specific genocides by the victim groups.

All submissions should be sent to: Marc I. Sherman, Director, Holocaust and Genocide Review, GPN-Genocide Prevention Now. E-mail: msherman.gpn@genocidepreventionnow.org.

In this inaugural list, we are proud to profile The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

Featured Program in this Issue

The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

The compound of the Memorial is located at one of the execution grounds of the Massacre called jiangdongmen,noe No.418, Shuiximen Street, Nanjing. Since opening to the public on August 15, 1985, more than 8,000,000 visitors from all over the world have visited the Memorial.

Please click here to see the featured memorial and to view the complete list of memorials presented in this issue