There is an “atrocity gap” in international human rights protection that needs to be closed for an effective application of R2P online as well as in the real world.

The case of the Rohingya in Myanmar raises some questions that go to the heart of scholarly and political discussions over the responsibility to protect (R2P).

Many have identified FoRB as a political instrument that could help ease the crisis for the Rohingya. Such an emphasis on religious freedom may not be helpful.

Several systems of risk assessment and early warning of mass atrocities exist, and atrocity crimes such as genocide and political mass violence rarely come as a complete surprise.