Remembering the Victims, Stop Genocide’

9 December 2021 marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, as well as the 73rd anniversary of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”), the first human rights treaty adopted by the General Assembly. The Convention signifies the international community’s commitment to “never again” and provides the first international legal definition of “genocide,” widely adopted at national and international levels.

On 9th of December 2021 at 7pm AEST, AFD will present a webinar with 3 speakers covering the Genocide from a global perspective in today’s world.

We will look at the genocide happening in China against the Uyghur people, the crimes against humanity taking place in Turkey with potential genocidal characteristics and other global genocide cases will also be discussed in this 1 hour live webinar.

Moderator:

Dr Eyal Mayroz

Panelists:

Emeritus Prof Stuart Rees

Dr Bulent Kenes

Noorahmad Abdulla

When: 9 December 2021, 7.00 pm

Where: online via Zoom Webinar

Register at info@advocatesfordignity.org.au

Eyal is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney. His background includes genocide studies, counterterrorism (

https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/eyal-mayroz.html

 Stuart Rees, AM, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney, and former Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Co-Founder Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, and Inaugural Director Sydney Peace Foundation.

Author of poetry anthologies and books on social justice including Cruelty or Humanity(2020), which was nominated for 2021 British Academy Book Prize. He was awarded Order of Australia for service to international relations in 2005 and the Jerusalem (Al Quds ) Peace Prize 2018.

https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/stuart-rees

Bulent Kenes (Ph.D.) is an academic and journalist who has over 25 years of professional experience. He has managed multiple publications, both in Turkish and English. He has held top editorial positions at various media outlets. He is based in Stockholm, where he lives as an exiled Turkish journalist and academic. Dr. Kenes lectured on international relations, the Middle East, political science, and media and communications at Fatih University. Kenes has been a regular columnist and opinion writer for many publications. He is currently researching the ubiquitous impact of rising populism and authoritarianism across the globe.