GENOCIDE
CRIMES UNPUNISHED
LESSONS UNLEARNED

Friday, April 4 & Saturday, April 5, 2008
International House, University of Chicago

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This event is free and open to the public. Complimentary lunch will be provided to participants who register in advance.

Sponsors include: the University of Chicago Darfur Action and Education Fund, the Norman Wait Harris Fund for the Center for International Studies, the International House Global Voices Program, and the Human Rights Program.

OVERVIEW

Genocide has occurred in various parts of the world in the 20th century, and allegations of genocide have recurred in the 21st century in the conflict in the Darfur region of The Sudan. The international community often responds with silence to allegations of mass atrocity and mass killings that culminate in genocide. The post-genocide response of the international community has been to repeat the "Never Again" mantra and establish criminal tribunals in the aftermath of genocide.

This conference will examine the crime of genocide and the legal, social and political framework for dealing with present crimes and deterring future acts of genocide. It aims to promote awareness of the dangers of genocide and empower individuals and other interested parties in dealing with genocide and its consequences. The conference will draw on a wide range of perspectives through the participation of scholars, activists and policymakers from African, Asian, European and North American institutions.

FACULTY SPONSORS

• Babafemi Akinrinade, Post Doctoral Instructor, Human Rights Program
• Ralph Austen, Professor, Department of History, Emeritus
• Jennifer Cole, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Human Development and African-American Studies, Department of Anthropology
• John Comaroff, Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Chicago Ctr. for Contemporary Theory, American Bar Foundation; HMez 136, Cmte. African & African-American Studies and the College
• Michael Geyer, Samuel N. Harper Professor of German and European History, Department of History and the College
• Susan Gzesh, Director, Human Rights Program and Senior Lecturer, the College and Center for International Studies
• Christine Stansell, Professor, Department of History
• Steve Wilkinson, Interim Director, Center for International Studies and Professor, Department of Political Science, Committee on Southern Asian Studies

COORDINATING COMMITTEE

• Babafemi Akinrinade, Post-doctoral Instructor, Human Rights Program
• Jamie Bender, Outreach Coordinator, Center for International Studies
• Irving Birkner, Former Associate Director, Center for International Studies
• Grant Gordon, student staff, Human Rights Program
• Susan Gzesh, Director, Human Rights Program and Senior Lecturer on the College and Center for International Studies
• Maureen Loughnane-Colligan, Associate Director of Development for Interdisciplinary Programs
• Sarah Patton Moberg, Assistant to the Director, Human Rights Program
• Symon Ogeto, Senior Coordinator of Marketing & Events, International House