The Labor Party affirms that genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity—whether committed by state or non-state actors—are among the gravest violations of human dignity. We believe that silence, denial, or inaction in the face of mass atrocities is complicity. The United States must take a principled, consistent, and accountable role in global efforts to prevent genocide and support the rights and dignity of all people.

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Commit to International Justice and Human Rights

• Fully adopt and implement the Genocide Convention and ratify the Rome Statute.
• Join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and cooperate with international mechanisms to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity.
• Reject isolationist and exceptionalist doctrines that shield war criminals or atrocity enablers from justice.
  
  

Establish a U.S. Atrocity Prevention Office

• Create a permanent, interagency Atrocity Prevention Office to identify early warning signs, coordinate humanitarian responses, and engage international partners.
• Provide direct funding for global civil society networks, investigative journalism, and human rights monitoring groups working to detect and respond to genocidal threats.
  
  

Define Triggers and Red Lines

• Develop a transparent framework for when and how the U.S. will act diplomatically, economically, or militarily to prevent or stop genocide.
• Codify atrocity prevention criteria in U.S. foreign policy to prevent selective enforcement or politicized application.
• Require congressional oversight and periodic review of U.S. actions or inactions related to mass atrocities.
  
  

Strengthen Local and Regional Partnerships

• Center genocide prevention efforts within the leadership and frameworks of affected regions, resisting paternalistic or neo-colonial models of intervention.
• Prioritize aid, intelligence-sharing, and coordination with local NGOs, regional organizations (e.g., African Union, ASEAN), and grassroots coalitions.
• Fund conflict resolution, transitional justice, and peacebuilding efforts designed and led by affected communities.
  
  

Address ICC Concerns While Upholding Justice

• Ensure U.S. participation in the ICC respects constitutional protections and sovereignty while supporting global accountability.
• Oppose efforts to undermine or weaken the ICC, including through political interference, economic coercion, or retaliatory sanctions.
• Support the expansion of the ICC’s jurisdiction to include ecocide, cultural genocide, and crimes of state-sponsored displacement.
  
  

Hold Corporate and State Enablers Accountable

• Investigate and sanction corporations materially supporting genocide, including those involved in forced labor, surveillance, cultural erasure, or extractive operations in conflict zones.
• Prohibit U.S. investment in or trade with companies complicit in atrocities.
• Mandate public divestment and create mechanisms for survivors to seek civil redress against corporate actors.
  
  

Prioritize Refugees and Asylum Seekers Fleeing Atrocities

• Guarantee expedited refugee status and humane resettlement support for survivors of genocide, war crimes, and mass persecution.
• Expand legal pathways for asylum and reject arbitrary quotas or bans that discriminate based on nationality, religion, or ethnicity.
• Protect family reunification rights and fund trauma-informed services for genocide survivors, including, if necessary, dual-citizenship.
  
  

Advance Reparations and Post-Conflict Justice

• Support truth commissions, reparations processes, and community-led justice models in post-genocide societies.
• Provide U.S. aid for rebuilding efforts centered on housing, healthcare, education, and cultural restoration for affected communities.
• Condition U.S. foreign assistance on meaningful progress toward justice, reconciliation, and democratic accountability.
  
  

Educate for Prevention and Accountability

• Mandate genocide education in public K–12 curricula, including the Holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, the genocide of Indigenous peoples, and other global atrocities.
• Oppose censorship or whitewashing of historical atrocities in educational materials and public discourse.
• Support museums, memorials, and survivor storytelling initiatives that preserve the memory of genocide and empower future generations to prevent it.
  
  

A Foreign Policy Grounded in Human Dignity

The Labor Party rejects the politicization of human rights. Our foreign policy must uphold international law, support victims of mass violence without exception, and confront all perpetrators—state or non-state, ally or adversary—with equal moral clarity. The U.S. must lead not through domination but through integrity, humility, and a steadfast commitment to justice.

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