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USC Shoah Foundation Institute Co-Sponsors International Human Rights Forum
On February 11-13, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute co-sponsored the inaugural President's Forum on International Human Rights held at California State University, Long Beach, which focused on modern genocides and global responsibility.
The forum was designed to increase education about and awareness of genocide, to help broaden global understanding of the subject, and to provoke fresh ideas on how to eliminate genocide and other acts of extreme violence. Participants included human rights experts, authors, filmmakers, and survivors of genocide. The forum drew thousands of audience members who attended panel discussions, film screenings, and art exhibitions.
The Honorable Dr. Francis Deng, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. (Courtesy of California State University, Long Beach)
Douglas Greenberg, Institute Executive Director and Professor of History in the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, gave opening remarks at the forum. On February 13, Greenberg sat on a panel, The Policy Response and Role of Governments, alongside Klint Alexander, Senior Lecturer of International Law and Political Science at Vanderbilt University and former Trade Fellow in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton Administration.
Douglas Greenberg, Institute Executive Director and USC College Professor of History. (Courtesy of California State University, Long Beach)
"The forum brought together human rights advocates and organizations from around the world in the belief that genocide prevention requires cooperation on a global scale," Greenberg said. "The Institute shares this belief and welcomes future opportunities to join with others in the struggle against genocide."
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