Initiative on the UN Genocide Convention

A Call to create an Independent Committee to review the Genocide Convention

Initiative Supporters

We are privileged to include as supporters for the initiative many distinguished individuals from the fields of international politics, economists, diplomacy, the private sector and civil society.

Supporters for the Initiative include:
  1. President Emil Constantinescu - Former President of Romania
  2. Eric Jeanpierre - Lecturer of Law, Kingston University; London, UK
  3. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges - Former Minister of Culture, Higher Education, and Research; Luxembourg
  4. Dr. Ernest Petrič - Professor of International Law, Member of UN International Law Commission
  5. Eva Johais - Professor, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen; Germany
  6. Freddy Mata Matundu - Country Director for Democratic Republic of Congo, Journalists for Human Rights
  7. Prof. George Andreopoulos - Director, Center for International Human Rights
  8. Dr. Gershon Baskin - Israeli CEO & Founder, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
  9. Giulia Innocenzi - Head, Italian Branch of Avaaz.org
  10. Greg Stanton - President, Genocide Watch
  11. Heather Blake - Head, Reporters without Borders UK
  12. Prof. Herbert Hirsch - Professor of Political Science and Co-Editor, Genocide Studies and Prevention, Virginia Commonwealth University; USA
  13. Ioannis Kasoulides MEP - Member of European Parliament
  14. President Iva Bro?ová - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
  15. Ivaylo Veskov - President 2011/2012, Local Committee in Svishtov, AIESEC Bulgaria
  16. Dr. James M. Smith - CEO, Aegis Trust
  17. Dr. Jan Pronk - Former Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation
  18. Javier Garcia Espinar - President  & Founder, Fundación Acción Pro Derechos Humanos
  19. The Rt. Hon. Jeffrey Donaldson MP - Co-Chair, All Party Group on Countering Violent Extremism
  20. Jimmy Wales - Founder, Wikipedia.org
  21. Joan Oleza - Professor, Universitat de Valčncia
  22. John Hemming MP - Member of the British Parliament
  23. Prof. John Loughlin - Senior Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Studies; University of Cambridge
  24. Justin Mathews - Managing Director, Human Capital Advisory
  25. Karin Helmstaedt - Journalist and Presenter, Deutsche Welle
- Founder, Wikipedia.org