“Never Again” were the words spoken after the Second World War ended alongside the Holocaust. But it did happen again. And again. And it’s still happening now. In Cambodia I’ve been visiting the Killing Fields and Holocaust Museums and one phrase stuck with me. Doing nothing is not an option.
I want to keep this as simple as possible, so what follows is a list without explanation. The point should be obvious.
- Guatemala, 1962
- Zanzibar, 1964
- Bangladesh, 1971
- Acholi and Lango people, 1972
- Ikiza, 1972
- East Timor, 1974
- Cambodia, 1975
- Sabra and Shatila, 1982
- Gukurahundi, 1983
- Anfal campaign, 1986
- Isaaq, 1987
- Bosnia, 1992
- Rwanda, 1994
- Hutus, 1996
- Effacer le tableau, 2002
- Iraqi Turkmen, 2014
- Yazidi, 2014
The next list is the most important. It’s just a list. But it’s not nothing.
These lists are by no means complete. And they are not nothing. But they are also not enough.
