The Mass Atrocity Crimes Watch List 2008-09, released with Genocide Prevention Project’s report, More Than an Ounce Required, identifies 33 countries of highest concern regarding mass atrocity crimes based on a range of indicators.

Our campaign aggregated five well-regarded independent indices or watch lists – to create a “watch list of watch lists.” The independent lists were based on a variety of risk factors.


Tier 1 Countries: Red Alert

These countries appeared on each of the five expert indices used as a basis for this report and received the highest composite score on our watch list.

Tier 2 Countries: Orange Alert

The following are the 25 countries with the next highest composite scores.

Click here to see the full watch list.

Read more about the Mass Atrocity Crimes Watch List 2008-09, including the methodology, in More Than An Ounce Required: Summoning the Political Will to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocity Crimes in the 21st Century.