Mark Hanis
Encyclopedia
Mark Hanis is the Co-Founder, Board member, & Founding President of United to End Genocide (formerly Genocide Intervention Network
and Save Darfur Coalition
), an organization created with the mission to empower citizens and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. Hanis graduated from Swarthmore College
with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Public Policy. He is the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors and was raised in Quito
, Ecuador
.
From February - August 2003, Hanis worked for the Office of the Prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
. He was a 2006 Draper Richards fellow, a 2006 Echoing Green fellow and a 2008 Ashoka fellow. Mark was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Genocide Intervention Network
thumb|right|300px|Genocide Intervention Network logoThe Genocide Intervention Network is a non-profit organization that "envisions a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities...
and Save Darfur Coalition
Save Darfur Coalition
The Save Darfur Coalition is an advocacy group calling for international intervention in the Darfur genocide in the Eastern African state of Sudan...
), an organization created with the mission to empower citizens and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. Hanis graduated from Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Public Policy. He is the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors and was raised in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
From February - August 2003, Hanis worked for the Office of the Prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to "try those who bear greatest responsibility" for the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996 during the Sierra Leone Civil War...
. He was a 2006 Draper Richards fellow, a 2006 Echoing Green fellow and a 2008 Ashoka fellow. Mark was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
External links
- Marking liberation from Auschwitz: Politico, January 27, 2011
- Let's Work to Put 'Never Again' on Par With 'Never Forget': Jewish Exponent, October 28, 2010
- A Pledge To Honor In Iraq: Washington Post, July 18, 2009
- Politics and the fight vs. genocide: MSNBC Morning Joe, April 29, 2009
- Darfur accountability sought: Washington Times, January 1, 2009
- Pushing for action in Darfur: NBC, May 1, 2006
- Anatomy of a start-up antigenocide charity: The Christian Science Monitor, September 11, 2007
- Grandson of Holocaust Survivors Rallies Support for Darfur: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2006
- Sudan: The Activist: National Geographic
- World Leaders Fail Darfur: PBS
- Moral Investing: CNBC, March 9, 2007
- Never Again: NPR, October 19, 2005
- Adopt-A-Peacekeeper: Boston Globe, March 5, 2005
- 'Click Here to Save Darfur': BusinessWeek online, February 14, 2008
- In the Face of Genocide: Swarthmore College Bulletin, October 2009