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“The Crime of Genocide and the MENA Region: Lessons Learnt for Prevention and Protection” will be held in honor of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.
BEIRUT – On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) in collaboration with Potsdam Lepsius House, Research Center for Genocide Studies – Germany, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs – AUB, and the Foundation for Human and Humanitarian Rights - Lebanon (FHHRL), will hold a seminar entitled “The Crime of Genocide and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Lessons Learnt for Prevention and Protection.”
The event will feature panels on “MENA and Gross Human Rights Violations: Realities in the Past, Case Studies, Failures and Successes,” “The International Protection System: Its Contributions and Shortages to Prevent and Punish the Crime of Genocide,” “How to Prevent Genocides?” and “What Is Next for MENA: Final Discussion and Conclusion.”
What: “The Crime of Genocide and the MENA Region: Lessons Learnt for Prevention and Protection” seminar
When: Friday, December 9, 2016 from 9:00 to 5:30 PM (GMT+2)
Where: The American University of Beirut: Issam Fares Institute Auditorium (Green Oval)
Livestream: https://agbu.org/live-stream/
Who: AGBU Lebanon and the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
For more information, please contact:
Anita Lebiar, AGBU Lebanon director, alebiar@agbu.org.lb
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