PBenenson graduated with a BA in Social Justice & Human Rights in 1993. During his undergraduate studies, PBenenson volunteered for several leading human rights organizations and interned with an international leader in social justice. Upon graduation PBenenson joined the Peace Corps, working in Peru and Argentina for 27 months.
Completing his Peace Corps service in 1995, he moved to France to continue his education with a LLM in International Human Rights Law. From 1995 to 2002, PBenenson worked for a major international human rights organization. Here he conducted development and program missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Congo, with particular emphasis on refugees and women’s rights. PBenenson returned to the United States in 2003 to launch his own human rights organization.
PBenenson’s organization advocates for democracy and human rights around the world. He supports nonviolent civic initiatives in societies where freedom is denied or under threat. He works directly with democracy and human rights advocates in their own countries and regions. These activists include human rights protectors, civil society leaders and members of the media.
PBenenson’s nonprofit advocacy group is dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. He stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. PBenenson's vision is a world where all local governments and citizens successfully encourage and defend the human rights of all and where everyone defending human rights enjoys protection of their rights.
As of 2008, his organization has offices located in the USA, France, England, Thailand and Lebanon.
Current campaigns for PBenenson’s organization include eradicating gender-based violence, strengthening support for the ‘Arab Spring’ and international human rights for gay and lesbians.
PBenenson has written extensively on a variety of human rights abuses, dedicating special attention to matters of international justice, counterterrorism, and the work of the United Nations. He has documented human rights and laws-of-war violations in places such as Cambodia, Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo, Bhutan, Liberia, Sudan, and most recently Egypt, Syria and Burma.
This is impressive PB. Your passion is evident in your actions. But I am not hearing it enough in your words yet.
ReplyDeleteAnd where is your second assignment defending your choice of subject? I don’t want to comment further on your bio here until I read that.
PB,
ReplyDeleteYour biosketch is unbelievable and your first post does a nice job of introducing us to the topic of focus for this blog. The information presented in your biosketch clearly reflects your ability to discuss the topic of global human rights issues. You truly have passion and knowledge for the subject: Peace Core, advocating, etc. I also applaud you for being so descriptive in your first post. It will provide you with a good direction as to future posts. I look forward to reading other posts. Nice job!
-- Emma Creator