THE SIRACUSA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE A FORTRESS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - MEMORIAL CEREMONY DEDICATED TO

PROFESSOR M. CHERIF BASSIOUNI

Yesterday, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights held a Memorial Ceremony dedicated to Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni at its headquarters. Professor Bassiouni was the Institute’s founder and longstanding former president.

The ceremony was opened by the President of the Institute, Prosecutor General Mr. Jean-François Thony. In his speech, President Thony remembered the legacy left by Professor Bassiouni and the crucial work he carried out with the Institute from 1972. Professor Bassiouni’s contribution has been always oriented to the protection of human rights across the world, to the fight against organized crime and corruption, and to ending impunity for the most serious international crimes.

It is through these efforts that the Siracusa International Institute is considered a “fortress for human rights“, as well as “the vanguard in the fight against criminal organizations and corruption“. The technical assistance, the training and research activities of the Institute – consolidated and built upon by President Thony, are “the three pillars through which we project ourselves into the future, to continue to be promoters of peace and justice“.'

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