On 23 April the Global Centre’s Geneva Director, Elisabeth Pramendorfer, testified at the Palace of Westminster before the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes. This group is undertaking an independent review with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Law, Justice and Accountability (APPG) on the United Kingdom Government’s approach to anticipating, preventing and responding to atrocity crimes.

Elisabeth’s testimony focused on the persistent structural challenge in atrocity prevention: the disconnect between early warning, legal commitments and political decision-making. This inconsistent and selective response to atrocity crises worldwide undermines deterrence, weakens civilian protection and contributes to a perception that international law is selectively applied. Her testimony also focused on the response of the United Kingdom to the ongoing crisis in Sudan, highlighting the importance of addressing structural drivers of violence and meaningfully integrating affected communities into policy responses.

Elisabeth also prepared a written submission for the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes. The submission highlights how strengthening atrocity prevention requires consistently enforcing international law, integration of early-warning insights into policy and decisive diplomatic leverage to align partners and mitigate enabling factors of violence.

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