On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian Civil War, following the release of a groundbreaking white paper on rape during the conflict by the Syrian Accountability Project, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs hosted a panel discussion analyzing the ways in which gender plays a role in the victimization of civilians during the Syrian Civil War and other conficts. This panel was part of the half-day event "Spotlight on Syria: The Gendered Perils of War and Forced Migration" held March 24, 2016, a partnership of the Maxwell School, the Syrian Accountability Project, Syracuse University College of Law; and the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications. PANEL Moderator: Catherine Bertini, Professor of Practice, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (1992 to 2002) Participants: Zainab Hawa Bangura, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Lamis Abdelaaty, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs David Crane, Syrian Accountability Project Leader, SU College of Law Professor of Practice, founding Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Panel: "Gendered Perils of War in Syria and the Levant" UN Spec Rep Zainab Bangura, SU experts - YouTube |
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