Peg LeVine

Peg LeVine, PhD, EdD is a Genocide Scholar, Trauma-Torture Psychologist, Anthropologist, Associate Professor Adjunct (School of Medicine, Monash University), and Sculptor (bronze, stone, ceramic)

Recent articles by Peg LeVine

Trajectory of a murderous regime: Fifty years since the Khmer Rouge

Trajectory of a murderous regime: Fifty years since the Khmer Rouge

It is 50 years since the Khmer Rouge regime murdered, starved and tortured millions. A decade prior, the US left millions of UXO (unexploded ordinances) that kill and maim to this day. Now the US Government has withdrawn from the Mine Ban Treaty.

American censorship of the 'Pikidon' and genocidal intent in Gaza

American censorship of the 'Pikidon' and genocidal intent in Gaza

In 2024 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots collective of Hibakusha and Hibakusha Nisei (first and second generation surviving the atomic bombs).

Under the spell of denial: the Khmer Rouge in New York and Netanyahu in Washington

Under the spell of denial: the Khmer Rouge in New York and Netanyahu in Washington

Few alliance nations would ponder how the cadence of Netanyahu’s speech inside Congress put them under the spell of denial. This is akin to the Khmer Rouge (government in exile) that was invited to hold a seat in the United Nations until 1993.

Psychological torture to children in Gaza is genocide priming

Psychological torture to children in Gaza is genocide priming

Is there is a tipping point in Gaza when genocide will be unstoppable? The answer is tied to how long massacres run amok, and how deeply torture saturates childrens minds and imaginations. Each day nations pontificate over a permanent ceasefire is a massacre-torture day in Gaza.

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