23 July 2004: US Congress declares Darfur atrocities 'genocide'
On 23 July 2004 the US Congress unanimously declared ongoing atrocities in Darfur to be genocide.
Resources
Our resources can help you learn more about the Holocaust and genocide and plan your own HMD activity. Explore life stories of survivors and those who were murdered, virtual activities, schools materials, films, images and more. You can filter them by genocide and type of resource.
21 July 2008: The arrest of Radovan Karadžić
On 21 July 2008, former Bosnian Serb politician Radovan Karadžić was arrested in Belgrade.
16 July 1942: The Vel d’Hiv Round up started
On 16 and 17 July 1942, a raid and mass arrest was carried out in Paris by French police. 13,152 Jewish men, women and children were detained. Most of the captives in Paris were taken to the Vélodrome d’Hiver (Vel d’Hiv) in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris, near the Eiffel Tower.
Wiener Library - Life in the camps
The Wiener Library have kindly provided photographs from the Holocaust which you can use. Here you will find images relating to life in the camps.
Photographs from Rwanda
Andrew Sutton has kindly provided these photographs relating to the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. You can use these at your HMD activity.
Wiener Library - Kindertransport and refugees
The Wiener Library have kindly provided photographs from the Holocaust which you can use. Here you will find images relating to the Kindertransport and refugees.
Wiener Library - ghettos and deportation
The Wiener Library have kindly provided photographs from the Holocaust which you can use. Here you will find images relating to ghettos and deportation.
Camps today
Bill Hunt and Sophie Harrison have kindly provided photographs from the Holocaust which you can use. Here you will find images relating to the camps.
14 July 1933: Sterilisation of Germans with disabilities
On 14 July 1933, just a few months after the Nazi Party’s rise to power, a law was put into effect which allowed for the forced sterilisation of Germans with physical or mental health conditions assumed to be hereditary.
12 July 1995: Women, the elderly and children deported from Srebrenica
On 12 July 1995, the Bosnian Serb forces under the command of General Mladić began separating men, between the ages of 12 and 77, from women and children in the UN ‘safe area’ of Srebrenica.