Join us as we mark the 19th anniversary of the assassination of Hrant Dink, the Armenian-Turkish editor of the newspaper Agos and a courageous human rights advocate. His writings, TV appearances and public speaking in various countries powerfully challenged nationalist narratives. He was murdered in broad daylight on January 19, 2007.

Although an Istanbul court issued multiple life sentences last year, the verdict still falls short for Dink’s family, who continue to seek closure. Meanwhile, the Hrant Dink Foundation carries forward his international legacy by promoting equal rights, dialogue, and democratic values across communities.

We invite you to honour Hrant Dink’s life and ideals at our annual commemoration, marked this year by a lecture by the renowned professor of international law William A. Schabas, author of the reference title Genocide in International Law.

There are hearings underway before the International Court of Justice concerning charges of genocide committed in Myanmar. This is the first of four such cases filed pursuant to the Genocide Convention of 1948. Some 80 years after its adoption, the Convention finds itself at the centre stage of debates about international law, and at a time when some say that the existence of international law itself is threatened. The talk will review the latest developments in the law governing genocide, the consequences for the future, but also for the past.

We’re looking for volunteers to help us set up: email erica@armenianinstitute.org.uk if you’re interested, in exchange for a free spot!

William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London, emeritus professor at Leiden University and the University of Galway, distinguished visiting faculty at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, and an associate tenant at 9BR barristers’ chambers in London. The third edition of his book Genocide in International Law was published in February 2025. He has appeared as counsel before the International Court of Justice and the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in cases involving the Genocide Convention. Professor Schabas is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. In 2014 he served as chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza conflict.