Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation

• Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
• United Nations Joint Office on the Prevention of Genocide and Responsibility to Protect

• United Nations Joint Office on the Prevention of Genocide and Responsibility to Protect
• Stiftung EVZ (“Remembrance, Responsibility, Future”)
• German Federal Foreign Office
• Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research
• Polish-American Freedom Foundation
• Kolegium Europy Wschodniej Fundacja

• • To familiarize participants with the concept of genocide, its relation to the broader category of mass atrocity, and the processes by which genocide occurs.
• • To empower participants with the practical competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to develop the means to identify and deter the potential for genocide, limit genocide as it unfolds, and engage in programs of transitional justice that aim to prevent the future occurrence of mass atrocity in a post-conflict society.
• • To reinforce the international security and human rights norm of the Responsibility to Protect, with clear recognition of the idea that sovereignty is not a privilege, but a responsibility.
• • To create a worldwide communication network of genocide-sensitive policymakers, with a heightened degree of awareness and sensitivity to the role of nongovernmental actors in supporting their work in zones of conflict.

Lemkin Seminar, Global Government, November 13–20, 2011

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1. Charles Anderton, Professor of Economics, College of the Holy Cross
2. Alicija Bialecka, Educational Programs Director, International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust
3. Simona Cruciani, United Nations Joint Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect
4. Stefanie Fischer, Center for Research on Anti-Semitism, Technical University of Berlin
5. Tibi Galis, Executive Director, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
6. Konstanty Gebert, Director, Warsaw Office, European Council on Foreign Relations
7. James Kearney, Peace and Security Programs Coordinator, United Nations Association of the United Kingdom
8. Clara Ramírez-Barat, Senior Research Associate, International Center for Transitional Justice
9. Norul Rashid, United Nations Joint Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect
10. Sheri Rosenberg, Director, Program in Holocaust and Human Rights, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
11. Piotr Setkiewicz, Chief Historian, Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
12. Fabián Oddone, Chief of Section, Foreign Policy, Defense and Security Section, Embassy to Brazil, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
13. Taylor Seybolt, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
14. Andrew Stroehlein, Communications Director, International Crisis Group (Brussels)
15. James Waller, Cohen Endowed Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College
16. Erin Weir, Senior Advocate for Peacekeeping, Refugees International

1. Abdou Adamou, Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Niger
2. Teimuraz Antelava, Head of United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
3. Arsen Avagyan, Head of Turkish Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia
4. Anna Cave, Special Advisor to Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues; War Crimes Specialist, Civilian Response Corps; Department of State, United States
5. Emily Chweya, Acting Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Kenya
6. Enzo Le Fevre, Ad-Interim CEO, Budapest Centre for the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Hungary
7. John Alhassan Gana, Minister, Third Committee, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
8. Marcos Glauser, Advisor on Anthropological Matters, General Office on Truth, Justice and Reparations, Paraguay
9. Pascoal António Joaquim, National Chair, Committee on the Prevention of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and All Forms of Discrimination; Ambassador, Ministry of External Relations, Angola
10. Milena Kalezic, Second Secretary, Bilateral Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Montenegro
11. Noél Kilomba, Head of Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Justice; National Coordinator, Committee on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities; Focal Point for ICGLR, Democratic Republic of Congo
12. Cecilia Mierovich, Secretary of Embassy, Human Rights Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
13. Tamuna Mikaberidze, Deputy Director, International Law Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
14. Felistas Mushi, National Coordinator, Committee on the Prevention of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and All Forms of Discrimination; Principal Legal Officer, Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and Justice, Tanzania
15. Maryann Njau-Kimani, Acting Director, Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Kenya
16. Sebastian Rejak, First Secretary, Department of Africa and the Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
17. Andjelka Rogac, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Montenegro
18. Ekkehard Strauss, Advisor, Budapest Centre for the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Hungary
19. Rachel Sturm, Intelligence Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States
20. Thamara Subasinghe, Research Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Sri Lanka
21. Mykhaylo Vydoynyk, First Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland
22. Luate Charles Wani, Human Rights Officer, South Sudan Human Rights Commission, South Sudan

• Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
• Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America

• Stiftung EVZ (“Remembrance, Responsibility, Future”)
• Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America
• German Federal Foreign Office
• Humanity United
• Jagiellonian University
• United States Department of State

• • To build a heightened degree of awareness and sensitivity to previous genocides;
• • To teach the lessons regarding the failure of our capacity to act;
• • To foster an understanding of the responsibility of states to prevent;
• • To empower the special role of participants to act;
• • To encourage participants to create a network of professionals within each state upon return home; and
• • To form a working group team that will follow up and remain in contact.

Lemkin Seminar, Global Government, October 26–November 1, 2009

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1. James Waller, Professor of Psychology, Whitworth University; Carl Wilkins Fellow, Genocide Intervention Network
2. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
3. Wolf Kaiser, Deputy Director, House of the Wannsee Conference
4. Piotr Setkiewicz, Chief Historian, Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
5. Tibi Galis, managing director, Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
6. Max Kelly, Research Assistant, Future of Peace Operations Program, Henry L. Stimson Center
7. Sheri Rosenberg, Director, Human Rights and Genocide Clinic, Program in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
8. Norul Rashid, Office of United Nations Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide
9. Simona Cruciani, Office of United Nations Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide
10. Stephan Sonnenberg, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Clinical Fellow, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinic
11. Kyle Glover, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation
12. Andrew Stroehlein, Communications Director, International Crisis Group (Brussels)

Lemkin Seminars bring together policymakers and NGO activists — identified through their ambassador to the United Nations or their government's executive branch — who have demonstrated the following characteristics:

• intellectual capacity;
• leadership skills;
• passion for the subjects of human rights and rule of law.

The second Lemkin Seminar featured 22 participants from 14 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chile, Congo DRC, Panama, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, and the United States.

1. Radzhabmo Badridinova, Tajikistan
2. Abduqodir Ismatov, Tajikistan
3. Mark Eldad Mulwambo, Tanzania
4. Aruni Wijewardane, Sri Lanka
5. Memunatu Pratt, Sierra Leone
6. Heather Samuelson, United States
7. Ileka Atoki, Democratic Republic of Congo
8. Isabel Varela, Cape Verde
9. Sarah Mwaipopo, Tanzania
10. Sopheak Loeung, Cambodia
11. Laura Toker, Argentina
12. Manah Kpukumu, Sierra Leone
13. Maitê de Souza Schmitz, Brazil
14. Teresa Amélia Arruda Barroso, Brazil
15. Javier Paez de la Torre, Argentina
16. Aureo Jose Antonio Savio, Timor-Leste
17. Antonio Martinho da Costa Lopes, Timor-Leste
18. Armonía Chang, Panama
19. Giancarlos Candanedo, Panama
20. Beatriz Contreras, Chile
21. Alvaro Guzman, Chile
22. Moné Dye, South Africa