Panelists
Panelists
Plenary Session: 70th Anniversaries of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch
Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division, oversees the work of the division in 19 countries, with staff located in 10 countries. She has led dozens of advocacy and investigative missions throughout the region, focusing on issues of armed conflict, accountability, legal reform, migrant workers, and political rights. She has published widely on human rights issues in the Middle East in international and regional media, including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times. She appears regularly on Al-Jazeera, BBC, NPR, and CNN. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Whitson worked in New York for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School. Whitson is a member of the Council on Foreign More
Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch
Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division, oversees the work of the division in 19 countries, with staff located in 10 countries. She has led dozens of advocacy and investigative missions throughout the region, focusing on issues of armed conflict, accountability, legal reform, migrant workers, and political rights. She has published widely on human rights issues in the Middle East in international and regional media, including The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times. She appears regularly on Al-Jazeera, BBC, NPR, and CNN. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Whitson worked in New York for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School. Whitson is a member of the Council on Foreign More
William A. Schabas
Professor of International Law at Middlesex University
Professor William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London. He is also professor of international human law and human rights at Leiden University, emeritus professor of human rights law at the National University of Ireland Galway and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Professor Schabas holds BA and MA degrees in history from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal, as well as several honorary doctorates.
He is the author of more than twenty books dealing in whole or in part with international human rights law and international criminal law, including the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford 2015), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The travaux préparatoires (Cambridge 2013), More
He is the author of more than twenty books dealing in whole or in part with international human rights law and international criminal law, including the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford 2015), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The travaux préparatoires (Cambridge 2013), More
William A. Schabas
Professor of International Law at Middlesex University
Professor William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London. He is also professor of international human law and human rights at Leiden University, emeritus professor of human rights law at the National University of Ireland Galway and honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Professor Schabas holds BA and MA degrees in history from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal, as well as several honorary doctorates.
He is the author of more than twenty books dealing in whole or in part with international human rights law and international criminal law, including the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford 2015), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The travaux préparatoires (Cambridge 2013), More
He is the author of more than twenty books dealing in whole or in part with international human rights law and international criminal law, including the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford 2015), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The travaux préparatoires (Cambridge 2013), More
John Young
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
John Young has served as President and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) since August 2015. This new national museum, that opened its doors in 2014, has built an international reputation for design, architecture, accessibility and human rights discourse. With his guidance, the CMHR has become a global leader in human rights education. He is committed to creating a space for sharing difficult knowledge to help expand the collective memory of Canadians and visitors from around the world. Prior to accepting his position with the CMHR, Dr. Young was an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), where he excelled as both an educator and administrator. During his time at UNBC, Dr. Young served as Dean of the College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences, Interim Provost and Vice More
John Young
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
John Young has served as President and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) since August 2015. This new national museum, that opened its doors in 2014, has built an international reputation for design, architecture, accessibility and human rights discourse. With his guidance, the CMHR has become a global leader in human rights education. He is committed to creating a space for sharing difficult knowledge to help expand the collective memory of Canadians and visitors from around the world. Prior to accepting his position with the CMHR, Dr. Young was an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), where he excelled as both an educator and administrator. During his time at UNBC, Dr. Young served as Dean of the College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences, Interim Provost and Vice More
Irene Victoria Massimino
Rapporteur in the High Criminal Court of Buenos Aires State, Argentina
Irene Victoria Massimino is a human rights lawyer from Argentina serving as a Rapporteur of the High Criminal Court of Buenos Aires State (Criminal Tribunal of Cassation); she holds a Master of Laws from Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University, USA, and a Master of Arts in Understanding and Securing Human Rights from the School of Advanced Study of the University of London, UK. Presently, she is pursuing the mandatory courses to fulfil PhD requirements at University of Buenos Aires School of Law.
She is currently the Head Professor of Human Rights in Latin American in the Department of International Education at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina, and also teaches Genocide Prevention and Law at Stockton University in the USA. More
She is currently the Head Professor of Human Rights in Latin American in the Department of International Education at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina, and also teaches Genocide Prevention and Law at Stockton University in the USA. More
Irene Victoria Massimino
Rapporteur in the High Criminal Court of Buenos Aires State, Argentina
Irene Victoria Massimino is a human rights lawyer from Argentina serving as a Rapporteur of the High Criminal Court of Buenos Aires State (Criminal Tribunal of Cassation); she holds a Master of Laws from Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indiana University, USA, and a Master of Arts in Understanding and Securing Human Rights from the School of Advanced Study of the University of London, UK. Presently, she is pursuing the mandatory courses to fulfil PhD requirements at University of Buenos Aires School of Law.
She is currently the Head Professor of Human Rights in Latin American in the Department of International Education at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina, and also teaches Genocide Prevention and Law at Stockton University in the USA. More
She is currently the Head Professor of Human Rights in Latin American in the Department of International Education at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina, and also teaches Genocide Prevention and Law at Stockton University in the USA. More
Melanie O’Brien
Senior Lecturer in International Law at University of Western Australia
Dr Melanie O’Brien is Senior Lecturer in International Law at the University of Western Australia, teaching International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law, and Research units. Her research examines the connection between human rights and the genocide process; and sexual exploitation by peacekeepers.
Melanie is 2nd Vice-President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and has co-convened the 2017 IAGS conference at the University of Queensland. She is on Editorial Boards of The International Journal of Human Rights and Human Rights Review, and special advisor to the WA International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross.
Melanie is an admitted legal practitioner who has previously worked at More
Melanie is 2nd Vice-President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and has co-convened the 2017 IAGS conference at the University of Queensland. She is on Editorial Boards of The International Journal of Human Rights and Human Rights Review, and special advisor to the WA International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross.
Melanie is an admitted legal practitioner who has previously worked at More
Melanie O’Brien
Senior Lecturer in International Law at University of Western Australia
Dr Melanie O’Brien is Senior Lecturer in International Law at the University of Western Australia, teaching International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law, and Research units. Her research examines the connection between human rights and the genocide process; and sexual exploitation by peacekeepers.
Melanie is 2nd Vice-President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and has co-convened the 2017 IAGS conference at the University of Queensland. She is on Editorial Boards of The International Journal of Human Rights and Human Rights Review, and special advisor to the WA International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross.
Melanie is an admitted legal practitioner who has previously worked at More
Melanie is 2nd Vice-President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and has co-convened the 2017 IAGS conference at the University of Queensland. She is on Editorial Boards of The International Journal of Human Rights and Human Rights Review, and special advisor to the WA International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross.
Melanie is an admitted legal practitioner who has previously worked at More
Andrea Bartoli
Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University
Professor Andrea Bartoli is the Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. He works primarily on peacemaking and genocide prevention. Dr. Bartoli has been involved in conflict resolution activities as a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio of which he was the Representative to the UN and the USG. Previously he was the Dean of the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He has been the Founding Director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University and of the Engaging Governments on Genocide Prevention program. He is a member of the Steering Group of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC). Among his publications Negotiating Peace: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (2013); he co-edited Peacemaking: From More
Andrea Bartoli
Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University
Professor Andrea Bartoli is the Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. He works primarily on peacemaking and genocide prevention. Dr. Bartoli has been involved in conflict resolution activities as a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio of which he was the Representative to the UN and the USG. Previously he was the Dean of the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He has been the Founding Director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University and of the Engaging Governments on Genocide Prevention program. He is a member of the Steering Group of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC). Among his publications Negotiating Peace: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (2013); he co-edited Peacemaking: From More