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1 June 2019. Pablo De Greiff 139 Macdougal Street, Of. 510 New ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 1/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 June 2019. Pablo de Greiff 139 MacDougal Street, Of. 510 New York, NY 10012 USA Work: 1 212 992 8178 Mobile: 1 917 975 0368 [email protected] I. Professional History -Senior Fellow and Director of the Transitional Justice Program at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, School of Law, New York University (Sept. 2015- to present). -Member, UN Secretary General’s Civilian Advisory Board on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2019-2020). -Rapporteur, Group of Experts on prevention, UN Human Rights Council (November 2018-March 2020). -Visiting Professor Oxford University, Human Rights Master’s Program (July 2015-). -First UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non- recurrence (May 1, 2012–2018). -Member of the UN Independent Investigation on Burundi (UNIIB) appointed by UN Human Rights Commissioner (Jan-September 2016). -Director of Research, International Center for Transitional Justice (September 2001 to September 2014. Part of management team 2002-2008). -Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo, July 2001–July 2002 (resigned 2003). -Laurance S. Rockefeller Fellow, Princeton University, Center for Human Values, (2000–2001). -Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo (1992-2000). Education Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1993. M.A. Northwestern University, 1989. B.A. Yale University, 1986. 1 ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 2/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 II. Activities as UN Special Rapporteur As the first ever Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence (2012-2018) I was responsible for setting up this mandate and to set it up so as to fulfill the characteristic functions of the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures including their monitoring and reporting of serious human rights violations. This mandate also included a technical advisory function for the promotion of the relevant rights and the prevention of their violation. This involved interacting with government officials at the highest levels (Heads of State, Ministers, High Court Justices, Heads of Armed Forces), with members of civil society, and with high officials of multilateral and regional organizations (UN, World Bank, European Union, Organization of American States, etc.) as well as with Permanent Members of the Security Council. A. Official Country Visits 1. Country Visit to Tunisia (11 to 16 October 2012). 2. Country visit to Uruguay (30 September to 4 October 2013) 3. Country visit to Spain (21 January to 4 February 2014) 4. Country visit to Burundi (1 to 10 December 2014). 5. Country Visit to the UK (9 to 18 November 2015). 6. Country Visit to Sri Lanka (10 to 23 October 2017). B. Technical Advisory Visits. 1-4. Sri Lanka on four different occasions (March 30-April 3, 2015; 26 January to 3 February 2016; June 3-12, 2016; November 11- 2016). 5. United Kingdom (16 to 18 May 2016). 6. The Gambia. (8 to 12 May, 2017). 7. El Salvador (11-13 June, 2017). C. Regional Consultations 1. Regional consultations on Transitional Justice in the Middle East and Northern Africa region (El Cairo, Egypt, 7 to 9 November 2012). 2. Regional consultations on Transitional Justice in the Latin-America and the Caribbean Region (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 to 13 December 2012). 3. Regional consultations on Transitional Justice in Africa (Kampala, Uganda, 9-11 November 2013). 2 ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 3/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 4. Regional consultations on Transitional Justice in Europe and North America (Berlin, Germany, May 2014). 5. Regional Consultation on Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific Region (Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 9-10, 2016). D. Reports A/HRC/37/55. Study on the preventive potential of transitional justice, presented to the HRC jointly with the Special Adviser to the Secretary General on Genocide Prevention on March 5, 2018. • Thematic Reports to the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly Year Symbol number Title Languages Report to the general Assembly on a E F R S C A 2017 A/72/523 comprehensive framework approach to prevention 2017 A/HRC/36/50 Report to the Human Rights Council E (Advance unedited on transitional justice in weakly version) institutionalized post-conflict settings A/HRC/36/50/Add.1 Report to the Human Rights Council on his E F R S C A global study on transitional justice 2017 A/HRC/34/62 Report to the Human Rights Council on the E F R S C A participation of victims in transitional justice measures 2016 A/71/567 Report to the General Assembly on national E F R S C A consultations concerning the design and implementation of transitional justice measures 2015 A/HRC/30/42 Report to the Human Rights Council E F R S C A on guarantees on non-recurrence Annex: Set of general recommendations for truth E commissions and archives A/70/438 Report to the General Assembly on security sector reform, including vetting of security E F R S C A institutions 2014 A/HRC/27/56 Report to the Human Rights Council E F R S C A on prosecutorial prioritization strategies in the aftermath of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law A/69/518 Report to the General Assembly E F R S C A on reparations for gross human rights violations 3 ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 4/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 and serious violations of international humanitarian law 2013 A/HRC/24/42 Report to the Human Rights Council on selected E F R S C A challenges faced by truth commissions in transitional periods and responses to strengthen the effectiveness of those mechanisms in addressing gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law A/68/345 Report to the General Assembly on E F R S C A the relevance of justice and rights considerations to sustainable development 2012 A/HRC/21/46 Report to the Human Rights Council on E F R S C A the foundation of the mandate and the importance of a comprehensive approach that combines the elements of truth- seeking, justice initiatives, reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner A/67/368 Report to the General Assembly on ways in which E F R S C A the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence contribute to strengthening the rule of law • Country Reports to the Human Rights Council Country visits Symbol number Languagues United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Northern A/HRC/34/62/Add.1 A C E F R S Ireland(November 2015) Burundi (8–16 December 2014) A/HRC/30/42/Add.1 ACEFRS Burundi Special Rapporteur update on his visit to Burundi A/HRC/30/CRP.1 E (14 September 2015) Spain (January/February 2014) A/HRC/27/56/Add.1 A C E F R S Uruguay (October 2013) A/HRC/27/56/Add.2 A C E F R S Tunisia (November 2012) A/HRC/24/42/Add.1 A C E F R S III. Technical Advice and Other Policy Interventions prior to UN mandate 4 ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 5/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 • Technical Advice to Governments and other official institutions (selected): - Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Human Rights Ombudsman, and local NGOs (5 missions, 2003). - Morocco’s Instance Equité et Réconciliation and local NGOs (5 missions, 2005-2005). - Guatemala’s Comisión Nacional de Resarcimiento and local NGOs (2 missions, 2004). - Iraq’s Reparations Commission (2 missions —meetings held in Bellagio, Italy, and Amman, Jordan, 2007). - Israel/Palestine, local NGOs and universities (1 Mission, 2009). - Colombia, Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación, Interministerial group on reparations (9 missions 2005-2008), Congressional Committees, local NGOs. - Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm Initiative on DDR (2006-2007). - Government of the Philippines and MILF (1 mission, 2009). - Advisor, World Bank, 2011 World Development Report. Conflict, Security and Development (2010). • UN Documents (prior to becoming UN Special Rapporteur) - Author, Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Reparations Programmes. HR/PUB/08/1(Geneva: OHCHR, 2008). - Oversaw preparation of “DDR and Transitional Justice” for the United Nation’s Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards. (Module 6, IDDRS, December 2009). • Other International Documents - “Transitional Justice, Security, and Development,” a background paper written for the World Bank’s World Development Report 2011: Conflict, Security, and Development as part of my role as advisor to the WDR. Available at: http://wdr2011.worldbank.org/transitional%20justice. - (Drafter) Stockholm Initiative on DDR (SIDDR) Final Report (Stockholm: Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2006). IV. Academic Publications and Presentations A. Books: 1. (Coeditor with Ciaran Cronin) The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political Theory by Jürgen Habermas. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1998. 2. (Editor) Drugs and the Limits of Liberalism. Moral and Legal Issues. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999. 5 ICC-02/17-81-Anx1 15-10-2019 6/11 NM PT OA OA2 OA3 OA4 3. (Coeditor with Jorge Gracia) Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. Ethnicity, Race, and Rights. London and New York: Routledge, 2000. 4. (Coeditor with Gustavo De Greiff) Moralidad, Legalidad y Drogas. Mexico, DF: Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, D.F., 2001. [A translated and expanded edition of # 2.] 5. (Coeditor with Ciaran Cronin) Global Justice and Transnational Politics. MIT Press, 2002. 6. (Co-editor with María Herrera) Las Razones de la Justicia México, DF: UNAM, 2006.
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