Lack of accountability for atrocities committed or facilitated by the United States and other countries is promoted through media, domestic and international politics, unequal treatment under the law, and, more broadly, a culture of impunity. Disrupting this impunity is a key objective of the first pillar.

The Project for American Foreign Policy Accountability (PAFPA) promotes public accountability for the United States' role in violations of international law, from war crimes to crimes against humanity and genocide, by working to change how Americans view and understand the impact of US foreign policy on the world.

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There is power in stories. Through stories, we can galvanize people for the common good or convince them to commit mass atrocities. From the use of the Radio des Mille Collines in Rwanda to the dehumanization of marginalized communities in across the globe, narratives as webs of stories have demonstrated how governments can shape people’s perceptions of others, and desensitization to violence.  The second pillar explores the creation and weaponization of narratives to generate and amplify hatred as well as justify violence. The aim is to understand how and why people engage in otherness and take part in violent behaviors. 

Mass atrocities have long-lasting effects on collective consciousness. From shaping policies to generational trauma, the acts committed and the policies resulting from them influence the nation’s political standing and perspectives toward other atrocities and interventions methods. This pillar unpacks and studies the impacts and ramifications of mass atrocities on how they are remembered, and consequently used to promote or prevent prevention methods.