Ending conflict-related sexual violence is of fundamental
importance to international peace and security. In May 2012, the UK Foreign
Secretary, William Hague, and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, Angelina Jolie, launched the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative,
with the goal to end the culture of impunity surrounding the use of sexual
violence both as a tool and a side effect of war worldwide. The British
Consulate General in Atlanta is building on the momentum from the Global Summit
in London to draw attention to sexual violence in conflict and how it relates
to Atlanta, recently rated the sex trafficking capital of the US.
There will be a networking reception prior to the panel with light food and
drinks from 6-7 pm.
Keynotes:
Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, British Consul General
Emma Wade, Foreign and Security Policy Counsellor at British Embassy, DC
Panelists
Prisca Uwigabye, Refugee Family Services and survivor of the 1994
Genocide in Rwanda
Angelia Williams, Founder, Voice Today, Inc.
Brock Nicholson, Special Agent of Homeland Security Investigations
Pamela Scully, Emory University Women's Issues & African Studies
Professor
Karin Ryan, Human Rights Program at The Carter Center
Leif Coorlim, CNN Freedom Project Executive Director (Moderator)
