Update: This organization was totally fake. The International Association of Genocide Scholars was not the "world's leading genocide scholars' association." It was a completely bogus organization that anyone could join as long as you paid them a little bit of money. It was comprised of 600 random trolls, and has now shut down entirely.
Evidence that it's shut down entirely? Because it's website is active and I can't find any source claiming it has shut down.
600 random trolls you say? Bogus organisation you say? Let's have a look at some of the members and Presidents:
Andrew Woolford is a sociology professor at the
University of Manitoba and a former president of the
International Association of Genocide Scholars.
Alexander Laban Hinton is an American
anthropologist whose work focuses on genocide, mass violence, extremism, transitional justice, and human rights. He has written extensively on the
Cambodian genocide and, in 2016, was an expert witness at the
Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
William Anthony Schabas is a Canadian academic specialising in international
criminal and human rights law. He is professor of international law at
Middlesex University and an internationally respected expert on
human rights law,
genocide and the
death penalty.
Gregory H. Stanton is an American jurist, academic and human rights activist. He is best known for his work in the area of
genocide studies. Stanton is a former research professor in Genocide Studies and Prevention at the
George Mason University in
Fairfax County,
Virginia, United States.
Robert Melson is professor emeritus of political science and a member of the
Jewish studies program at
Purdue University. From 2003 to 2005, he was the President of the
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS). In 2006 and 2007, he was the Cathy Cohen-Lasry Distinguished Professor in the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at
Clark University,
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Janja Beč Neumann is a Serbian-born
sociologist,
genocide researcher, writer and lecturer.
Those are some highly academic trolls.
The Executive Director of the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide doesn't seen to think it's bogus:
“I see being part of IAGS as essential for all professionals in the field of mass atrocity prevention. In the many years I’ve been a member I had the opportunity to learn about groundbreaking research in the field and connect to academics and professionals working on atrocity prevention in all regions of the world, all thanks to IAGS. The organization provides immense opportunities for learning, networking and, in my experience, is an essential space of interaction for all people working to prevent atrocities today.” -
Tibi Galis, PhD,
Executive Director of the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities
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