Stop Ecocide Foundation was at the 22nd Session of the Assembly of States Parties
to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, United Nations, New York, 4 to 14 December 2023.
In person and live-streamed, our official side event:
ECOCIDE: Voices of the Victims
As discussion develops around inclusion of “ecocide” under the remit of the Rome Statute, this panel examines the relevance of the 2021 Independent Expert Panel definition to contexts where severe environmental damage is being suffered in different ways: small island states, states involved in armed conflict, indigenous territories and the ocean.
Co-hosted by: Permanent Missions of the Republic of Vanuatu and Samoa to the United Nations & Stop Ecocide Foundation.
Speakers:
H.E. Ambassador Odo Tevi
Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations
Jojo Mehta
CEO, Stop Ecocide International
Maureen Penjueli
Coordinator, PANG
Dmytro Koval
Truth Hounds, Ukraine
Valdelice Veron
Guarani-Kaiowá leader, Brazil
Captain Alex Cornellissen
CEO, Sea Shepherd
Rodrigo Lledó
LatAm director, Stop Ecocide International
Ashika Singh
Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLC