A number of scholars and organizations prepare global lists of countries at risk of genocidal events and mass atrocities. These are reproduced here for easy access. Barbara Harff's most recent assessments are based on an empirically-derived theoretical model and a global dataset compiled by the US government's Political Instability Task Force. Gregory Stanton's Genocide Watch list (see under Genocidal Events) uses an eight-stage theoretical model to assess the current risks in all countries that have experienced genocides, politicides, or mass murder at any time since 1948, or that are now in the early or middle stages of the process. The organisation PREVENT or PROTECT has compiled a composite list of high and medium risk countries based on five different expert risk lists including those of Harff and Stanton.
"Peoples Under Threat," prepared by Mark Lattimer of ‘Minority Rights Group International', is another very useful annual assessment. It uses a mix of quantitative data and judgments to identify and rank minorities that are at risk of victimization from conflict and repression. See the organization's website, www.minorityrights.org and its annual report, "State of the World's Minorities".