Justice For All: Exploring Impunity in the Middle East and North Africa

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Experts discuss impunity and accountability throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the 21st century.
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Speakers
Nada Al-Nashif
Mark Malloch-Brown
Suzanne Maloney
Ghassan Salamé
Katharine Starr
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What can a framework of impunity vs. accountability tell us about the multidimensional challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa? What are the striking similarities and pitfalls in how governments handle issues like human rights, economic exploitation and environmental degradation? And how can we build systems and cultures of accountability? Join Nada Al-Nashif, Mark Malloch-Brown, Suzanne Maloney, Ghassan Salamé, and Katharine Starr as they use the Atlas of Impunity as a lens to discuss the rule of law and accountability in the Middle East and North Africa. 

The Chicago Council and the Eurasia Group recently launched the world’s first Atlas of Impunity report, a comprehensive index scoring 197 countries and territories on their abuse of power across five key societal dimensions. 

This discussion is part of a four-part series of regional discussions in partnership with the Kofi Annan Foundation, an independent non-profit which works to create a fairer and more peaceful world.  

About the Speakers
Nada Al-Nashif
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
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Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights effective February 2020, Nada Al-Nashif has over 30 years of experience within the United Nations as an economist and development practitioner.
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Mark Malloch-Brown
President, Open Society Foundations
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Mark Malloch‐Brown is president of the Open Society Foundations, the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. He has served on Open Society’s global board since 2009.
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Suzanne Maloney
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
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Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy. She is a frequent commentator in national and international media and has advised both Democratic and Republican administrations on Iran policy.
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Ghassan Salamé
Former Minister of Culture in Lebanon
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Ghassan Salamé is a Lebanese academic, politician and diplomat. He served as the Lebanese Minister of Culture from 2000 to 2003.
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Katharine Starr
Associate Director, Communications, Eurasia Group
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Katharine Starr is the associate director of communications at Eurasia Group. A former broadcast journalist with Canada and Japan’s public broadcasters CBC and NHK, she has worked in Ottawa, Tokyo, Moscow, and now Washington DC. She recently completed an academic year at Harvard University researching and writing on the role of media in memorializing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Katherine Starr, David Miliband, Monica Pinto and others discussing the Atlas of Impunity
Related Content The Atlas of Impunity, a joint effort of David Miliband, the Eurasia Group, and the Council, comprehensively tracks abuse of power across five key dimensions.
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