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Juan E. Mendez
Juan E. Mendez (born 11 December 1944) is an Argentine lawyer and academic who served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. He was named to the newly-created post on 14 July 2004 by Kofi Annan. He is currently the President of the International Center for Transitional Justice, located in New York City.
Duties as Special Adviser
He has focused much of his attention since 2004 on the Darfur conflict in Sudan, issuing a report in 2005 after visiting the area. [*] He is an endorser of the Genocide Intervention Network.
Background
Immediately prior to his ...
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