Building Bridges. Building Peace.
Creating a world where lasting peace isn’t a goal but a reality.
Our Mission
The Crane Center for Mass Atrocity Prevention seeks to foster sustainable peace and prevent mass violence around the world through practical research, educator empowerment, and civic literacy.
Our Vision
We recognize that there is no single solution to conflict and that each instance requires its own unique approach. We work directly with communities to resolve issues that most often lead to mass violence using targeted projects aimed at addressing each community’s specific needs. We seek sustainability; we seek solutions; and, more than anything, we seek a world where lasting peace is no longer a goal but a reality.
From our blog
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Contextualizing the Renewed Genocide in Darfur
By Tom Shacklock For over one year, the people of Sudan have suffered from a war that has been largely ignored by the international community. The conflict started in April 2023 as a power struggle between military generals. However, it has also triggered a campaign of brutal violence and potential ethnic cleansing and genocide against…
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20 Years On: A Gen-Z Perspective on the 9/11 Attacks
Though I wasn’t alive to witness the Twin Towers collapse on live television, the grotesque images of grey smoke and dust blanketing the streets of New York City, of men and women jumping to their deaths in favor of a quicker and more painless end, and of both planes piercing the foundations of the American…
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Indigenous Children Remains Force Canada to Reconsider Its Treatment of the Indigenous Population
On May 27, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation reported finding the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamploops, British Columbia. Originally constructed to force Indigenous children to assimilate into Western-centric, white culture, the Canadian residential school system idea pulled children from their homes, subjecting them to physical, emotional and…
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Burkina Faso Crisis Warrants International Aid
Since 2016, the Group for Support of Muslims (JNIM), the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and Ansarul Islam have terrorized civilians in Burkina Faso for no clear reason. The clashing militias and complex relationships between different actors is responsible for further destabilizing and the escalation of violence and insurgency in the region. In…
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From the CEO: Coup in Myanmar
In light of the recent news from Myanmar, it falls upon those of us who lead organizations dedicated to human rights to speak out. In the early hours of 1 February, 2021, members of Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, detained President Win Myint, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of the National League for…
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On the Relocation of the Rohingya
The Crane Center for Mass Atrocity Prevention and the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council join the United Nations (UN) and numerous other human rights organizations in calling upon the government of Bangladesh to cease its plans for the relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char. With little to no independent evidence demonstrating Bhasan Char’s ability…
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Attack in Darfur (July 25, 2020)
The Crane Center for Mass Atrocity Prevention strongly condemns the escalating violence occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan. On Saturday, July 25, approximately 500 armed militiamen attacked the village of Misterei in West Darfur, killing at least 60 people and destroying approximately 1,500 homesteads. In the days following the July 25 attack, six additional…
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