Here I Stand: Janine Di Giovanni (Online Livestream)

Efforts to investigate and prosecute war crimes have transformed over the past three decades – from the ad hoc tribunals of the 1990s to the International Criminal Court and today’s universal jurisdiction cases. New technologies and methods, from digital forensics and open-source intelligence to survivor-led documentation, are reshaping how justice is pursued. The CEO of The Reckoning Project introduces innovations in evidence-gathering, and the urgent need for credible, effective systems of justice in conflicts spanning Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine.

Over a journalistic career spanning more than three decades, di Giovanni has reported from nearly every major conflict zone of our time: the siege of Sarajevo and conflicts throughout the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, South Sudan, Yemen, and Ukraine — a total of 18 conflicts and three genocides. Her books include The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria and The Vanishing: Faith, Loss, and the Twilight of Christianity in the Land of the Prophets.

Chaired by Peter Florence.

This lecture is also happening in-person. For in-person tickets, visit here.

The suggested price for tickets is £10 to cover our costs, but free tickets are also available so as not to exclude anyone who would like to come. All are welcome.

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