The Role of Parliamentarians in Atrocity Prevention

Atrocity crimes are considered to be the most serious crimes against humanity. Its status as an international crime is based on the belief that the acts associated with it affect the dignity of human beings. This discussion brings together three high-level experts to reflect, and review current thinking on atrocity prevention approaches.  Alice Nderitu, UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Lt-General Roméo Dallaire, former Canadian Senator, MIGS Distinguished Senior Fellow. David Donat Cattin, Secretary-General, Parliamentarians for Global Action Moderated by Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies