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Wes Rist

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He/Him/His. All views my own. former U.S. State Department #atrocityprevention, @asilorg.bsky.social & @pitt.bsky.social Law alum

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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Trump Admin blew past its deadline to report to Congress on the #ElieWieselAct — again. So former USG #atrocityprevention and civil society experts wrote the report themselves. Congress must demand answers on why the law is being ignored. Read it here. static1.squarespace.com/static/5db70...
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Program guide here! guide.lacon.org
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LACon V Program Guide
LACon V Programme Guide
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Excited to be a program participant @laworldcon.bsky.social in August. I’ll be repping Former Feds & Friends and talking about #SciFiFantasy, #AtrocityPrevention, #HumanRights, & #SpaceEthics. Program guide in comment.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 08/07/2026
Post-Trump America will need to turn its own transitional justice tools inward and reckon with failures it has long refused to face, write D. Wes Rist and Alka Pradhan.
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Breaking the Cycle: Transitional Justice in America After Trump
Post-Trump America must finally turn its own transitional justice tools inward and reckon with failures it has long refused to face.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Niemat: When we felt like hope was gone, it was the women, the youth, the civil society orgs of #Sudan who preserved it. They have shown remarkable resilience but that cannot last forever in the face of the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Niemat: the survivors who lived in horrible conditions in camps following the 2005 genocide were promised justice. That they could go home. That there was going to be accountability for the perpetrators. Instead they have seen the same actors return to make them suffer again.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Niemat: “As hard as it was over the last several years, I was hopeful. Because I believed I could be a voice for our people. 3 million people survived in 2005 because of the attention of normal people saying “not in our world”. But that is not where we are now. We need that kind of action again.”
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Myra: “GBV in #Burma is ongoing. But women there are organized and fighting back. They aren’t giving up. But the question is how long will they have to wait for us to help?” “Both #Sudan and Burma involve #genocide. Are ignored and overwhelming. But they are solvable!”
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
First panel w/ Niemat Ahmadi, Myra Dahgaypaw, and Quscondy Abdulshafi speak to the current situation in Sudan and Burma. Myra: “Int’l community has expressed outrage, issue statements, pass resolutions and then move on. And Junta calculated, correctly, that there will be no consequences.”
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Incredibly important conversation on “A World Without Genocide - The case of Sudan” organized by Darfur Women Action Group. Opening by @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social of @fcnl.bsky.social “I still have hope because the people of Sudan have not given up. They are still fighting. How can we do any less?”
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Refugees International @refugeesinternational.org · 15/04/2026
Today marks three years of war in Sudan and the scale of suffering is staggering. It’s past time for Congress to pass the Stand Up for Sudan Act and halt U.S. weapons sales to the UAE, the primary backer of the RSF. Sudan can’t wait. Act now. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/take-actio...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 15/04/2026
3/3 This conference should not have to be remembered as the first day of yet another year of atrocities against civilians in Sudan.  Read more from HRW: www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
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Sudan: World Leaders Need to Act on Ongoing Atrocities
Leaders meeting in Berlin on April 15, 2026, the three-year mark of ongoing conflict in Sudan, should commit to concrete, time-bound measures to protect civilians and to hold those responsible for ser...
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Nonviolent Peaceforce @nonviolentpeaceforce.org · 14/04/2026
"Local civilians are doing everything they can to survive - it is well past time that the international community do everything in their own power too." -Armstrong Evans, NP’s Head of Mission, Sudan ⬇️ Read the press release: bit.ly/4cxHKZk
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Three Years of Atrocities in Sudan: World’s Largest Humanitarian Catastrophe
TAWILA, North Darfur—April 13, 2026: Three years since the conflict escalated on 15 April 2023, Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) deplores the unrelenting
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
“Minimal, half-hearted and lackluster responses from the African Union, the UN Security Council and other international and regional actors have only emboldened the perpetrators to continue carrying out these attacks." - @agnescallamard.bsky.social amnesty.ca/human-rights... #KeepEyesonSudan
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Sudan: Three years on, warring parties intensify brutal war on civilians
The three-year-long brutal conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective allies
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 15/04/2026
Three years of #CivilWar, going into a fourth with no end in sight, #Sudan is the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Quscondy Abdulshafi joins Viola Gienger on the latest episode of the JS Podcast to discuss how #Sudan got here and the international efforts – and failures – to stop it:
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The Just Security Podcast: Sudan Enters Its Fourth Year of Civil War
Quscondy Abdulshafi joins host Viola Gienger to discuss how Sudan got to this point, how the international community has responded, and where to go next.
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afpeacebuilding.bsky.social @afpeacebuilding.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the devastating war in #Sudan that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. World leaders must take immediate action to promote an inclusive peace process and prevent further atrocities Our statement: www.allianceforpeacebuilding.org/afp-publicat...
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On the Third Anniversary of the War in Sudan, the Alliance for Peacebuilding Calls on World Leaders to Work Toward Sustainable Peace — Alliance for Peacebuilding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2026 CONTACT Nick Zuroski | nick@allianceforpeacebuilding.org Washington DC, USA   —  The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP), a network of nearly 300 ...
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ahmadi: this crisis is one of #Accountability. Generals made the evaluation that Bashir got away with 2005 genocide, so we can get away with this now. Lack of #Justice from 20 years ago sowed the seeds of current conflict.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ahmadi: massacres and #Atrocities are starting in places that hadn’t experienced it before, like places in Blue Nile, South, West, and North Khordufan. Gender based violence #GBV continuing and intentional by armed actors. Reality of war in singled out regions is one of ethnic targeting
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ahmadi: as devastating as it is to speak about 3rd anniversary of conflict, hopeful in seeing the strong engagement. Attention on Sudan globally is less though. Need a coalition of U.S. and others to end the crisis. Mass displacement and systematic attacks on women continue.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Booker: Stories of humanitarian workers, women, survivors are seared in my memory. Pushed for expansion of arms embargo, appointment of special envoy, and more focus by administration to this issue. Prisoner of hope for more peace in #Sudan
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Booker: There is no military solution to this conflict. This moment demands #Accountability and action. Silence is the worst kind of complicity. Real consequence to #USAID destruction and removal of humanitarian assistance. Saw firsthand at Chadian border work of humanitarian actors.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@booker.senate.gov “heartened by the full room” calling attention to this issue. Call to the conscience of the world. RSF and SAF force the people of #Sudan to pay the cost of their war. Egregious violations of #humanrights continue. Food insecurity, medicine, and security all impacted.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mahmoud: There was no end of the Darfur #genocide. the current conflicts come from the fact that there was no #Accountability. “There are no humanitarian solutions to humanitarian problems” - because those problems aren’t caused by our humanity: require political, state, and innovative solutions
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mahmoud: found out again family had been killed by going through videos of RSF. This time the #genocide was live-streamed. Bullets kept coming even after death. 30k dead in less than 72 hours. This is a continuation of 2005 genocide. It never ended. #AtrocityPrevention failed
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mahmoud: situation in El Fasher #Sudan - all comms went dark. All “last mile” aid delivery lost comms. Videos started coming out. My cousin’s face fills the screen. RSF had killed her and were gloating over her body. Assaulted and killed patients in hospitals. Family homes destroyed.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Panelists for today’s #Sudan discussion share details around Sudanese civilian responses, including Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), women’s groups, and community kitchens.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Warner: “I will personally write the letter of nomination for President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he brings the power of the office of the President to bear on this conflict and the third parties involved in it.”
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Warner: Biden Administration made mistakes re #Sudan, but destruction of #USAID ability to mitigate and reduce civilian suffering is travesty in ability to address humanitarian crisis. Want to see American youth engage again with Sudan like they did back in the 2000s. “Pick the side of humanity”
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@markwarner.bsky.social shares remarks at the #Sudan “Three Years on” event. Focused on lack of focus on humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Praises the youth movement in Sudan for their efforts towards a free and safe Sudan. Emphasizes that both SAF and RSF are bad actors w/ “blood on their hands”
Senator Mark Warner shares remarks at commemoration of three years of conflict in Sudan
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Konyndyk calls for appointment of Special Envoy for #Sudan, passage of pending Sudan-focused legislation, increased humanitarian assistance (including spending existing allocated funds) and the re-establishment of the Sudan Caucus in U.S. Congress.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social opens the conversation for today’s “Three Years On: #Sudan’s War, Humanitarian Collapse, and U.S. Leadership” with @refugeesinternational.org calling for congressional action & more serious administration attention. Bipartisan support to end the #atrocities in Sudan
Full room of attendees in Russell Office Building for Sudan conflict event
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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Amidst many crises, the #Trump admin may be on the verge of a war of choice against #Iran. It would be: -blatantly illegal (U.S. & int'l law) -hugely costly (human & financial) -has no clear end game Your elected representatives have power to stop it. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape
Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 25/07/2025
Read the 2025 "Shadow Report to Congress on Section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018" in full here: drive.google.com/file/d/1MkB_...
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2025 EWGAPA Shadow Report FINAL July 24th
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 25/07/2025
NEW: Every year, the Elie Wiesel Act requires the president to report to Congress on how the government is preventing mass atrocities. This year, that report never came. In its absence, at least 10 former US federal employees who worked on atrocity prevention released a Shadow Report.
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The Trump Administration ignored Congress & didn’t submit the #ElieWieselAct Report. So former USG officials wrote one. Congress must hold the Administration accountable for not following the law & the #atrocities that will undoubtedly occur. #AtrocityPrevention Read the report t.ly/APShadowReport
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Kim Hart @kimbrodyhart.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The Trump Administration ignored Congress & didn’t submit the report required by the #ElieWieselAct. So former USG officials wrote one. Congress must hold the Administration accountable for not following the law & the #atrocities that will undoubtedly occur. Read the report t.ly/APShadowReport.
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2025 EWGAPA Shadow Report FINAL July 24th
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Wes Rist @wesrist.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I'm incredibly excited to be a speaker for several sessions @seattlein2025.org As we try to better communicate the importance of #foreignpolicy, #humanrights, & global engagement to non-specialist audiences. One way to do that is by using shared joys, like sci-fi, fantasy, and spec-fic
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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 10/12/2024
📣🇸🇾For nearly 14 years the #Syrian people have suffered unimaginable horrors Bashar al-Assad's government perpetrated countless atrocities. Assad's overthrow presents a historic opportunity for transition, reunification, and truth-seeking. See our statement ⬇️ www.globalr2p.org/publications...
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Statement on the developing situation in Syria - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
For nearly 14 years the Syrian people have suffered unimaginable horrors as the government, led by President Bashar al-Assad, perpetrated crimes against humanity and war crimes, brazenly violating cou...
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JURIST News @juristnews.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
BREAKING: Syrian rebels claim they have breached Damascus, Assad reportedly flees. JURIST will be updating this post with further developments: www.jurist.org/news/2024/12...
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Syria rebels breach Damascus, free prisoners—developing story
Fighters with the Syrian opposition movement Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) breached the capital Damascus early Sunday, reportedly freeing prisoners held in the country's Sednaya Prison, according to Reu...
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