ISG - Lemkin Award

Organization: Institute for the Study of Genocide

The ISG's Lemkin Award honors Raphael Lemkin, the originator of the concept of genocide and first exponent of a United Nations Genocide Convention. The biennial award recognizes the best non-fiction book published in English or translated into English that focuses on explanations of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, state mass killings and gross violations of human rights, and strategies to prevent such crimes and violations.