Meet the speakers

28-08-13
Welcome to #TEDxHagueAcademy!

This event will focus on inspiring people with powerful stories who’ve found themselves in unexpected circumstances or difficult situations which empowered them to make a meaningful contribution to the future of peace and justice.
 
Vithika Yadav
 
Welcome to #TEDxHagueAcademy!

This event will focus on inspiring people with powerful stories who’ve found themselves in unexpected circumstances or difficult situations which empowered them to make a meaningful contribution to the future of peace and justice.
 
Vithika Yadav
 
A human rights advocate passionate about developing an open and honest discussion around sexual knowledge in India. Head of Indian Operations for Love Matters, a web and mobile site that openly addresses conversations about safe and satisfying sex. Read more about her on her TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Theodor Meron 

President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the ICTY. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile

Neal Katyal 
 
An American lawyer and law professor at Georgetown, whose legal work has dramatically changed the U.S government’s policy on enemy combatants, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the application of the Geneva Conventions in US civilian and military courts. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Jean-Paul Samputu

A survivor of the Rwanda genocide. Singer, songwriter, and musician.Travelling the world promoting peace and reconciliation. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Iduvina Hernandez 

A journalist and civic rights activist heavily involved in the ongoing case of former head of state, Efrain Rios Montt, who is standing trial for genocide. She is the director of an NGO working to reduce impunity and improve the democratic process in Guatemala. Read more about her on her TEDxHagueAcademy profile

Hauwa Ibrahim 
 
A human rights advocate and lawyer, internationally known for her defense of Amina Lawal and also Safiya Hussaini, a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. She has written various published pieces addressing practical and theoretical challenges of protecting women’s right under Sharia law. Read more about her on her TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Michael Liu

Founder and Secretary-General of the Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice, an initiative dedicated to representing victims at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia. This team of lawyers from Mainland China is the first to appear at international tribunals. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Hadi Marifat 

Co-founder of an NGO dedicated to promoting democracy and human rights in Afghanistan. He has assisted in the development of the Memory Box Initiative, a program created in conjunction with victims of war, to remember those who lost their lives in various conflicts that define Afghanistan’s violent past. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile
 
Faisal Attrache 

A film student whose work has received massive international attention. His documentary film and humanitarian project WalkIns Welcome: Stories of Syrian Refugee Barbers, is said to have increased international understanding of refugee life and the Syrian crisis in general. Read more about him on his TEDxHagueAcademy profile