Adama Dieng holds degrees in law from Dakar University (CFPA) and in international law from the Research Centre of The Hague Academy of International Law. His legal career started in Senegal where he held several positions before becoming registrar of Supreme Court of Senegal and, from 1976 to 1982, personal assistant to its president. He then served as Legal Officer of Africa for the International Commission of Jurists from 1982 to 1989, Executive Secretary (1989-1990) and Secretary-General from October 1990 to May 2000.
On 17 July 2012, UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon appointed him the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide.
Some publicationsedit
L'Organisation internationale du travail et la justice sociale
The Quest Forward - which way forward for Africa
Democracy and the Rule of Law
The Role of Lawyers and Judges on the International Stage
Nature of Conflicts
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
New trends in Human Rights and Corruption in Africa
Referencesedit
^"Adama Dieng assumed the position of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide in 2012, after a long and distinguished career in law and human rights, stepping down from the post at the end of July". www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
^"UN Human Rights Chief designates Adama Dieng as expert on human rights in Sudan". ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27808&LangID=E.
^Kristine Kalanges (2012). Religious Liberty in Western and Islamic Law: Toward a World Legal Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 150. ISBN9780199930593.
adama, dieng, born, 1950, senegal, former, special, adviser, prevention, genocide, former, board, member, international, institute, democracy, electoral, assistance, former, registrar, international, criminal, tribunal, rwanda, designated, expert, human, right. Adama Dieng born 22 May 1950 Senegal is a former UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide 1 and former board member of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and a former registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda He was designated an expert on human rights in Sudan on November 12 2021 by the UN 2 Adama DiengSpecial Adviser on the Prevention of GenocideIncumbentAssumed office 17 July 2012Secretary GeneralAntonio GuterresPreceded byFrancis Deng Contents 1 Life and career 2 Some publications 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editAdama Dieng holds degrees in law from Dakar University CFPA and in international law from the Research Centre of The Hague Academy of International Law His legal career started in Senegal where he held several positions before becoming registrar of Supreme Court of Senegal and from 1976 to 1982 personal assistant to its president He then served as Legal Officer of Africa for the International Commission of Jurists from 1982 to 1989 Executive Secretary 1989 1990 and Secretary General from October 1990 to May 2000 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed him in January 2001 as the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda He has worked as a consultant for many international organizations including UNITAR the Organisation of African Unity the Ford Foundation UNESCO the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross He is a council member of the Observatoire Panafricain de la Democratie a member of the executive committee of Africa Leadership Forum and a board member of the International Institute of Human Rights Dieng a Muslim strongly criticized the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam saying among other things that it introduced intolerable discrimination against both non Muslims and women 3 On 17 July 2012 UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon appointed him the Special Adviser of the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide Some publications editL Organisation internationale du travail et la justice sociale The Quest Forward which way forward for Africa Democracy and the Rule of Law The Role of Lawyers and Judges on the International Stage Nature of Conflicts The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights New trends in Human Rights and Corruption in AfricaReferences edit Adama Dieng assumed the position of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide in 2012 after a long and distinguished career in law and human rights stepping down from the post at the end of July www un org Retrieved 2020 08 28 UN Human Rights Chief designates Adama Dieng as expert on human rights in Sudan ohchr org EN NewsEvents Pages DisplayNews aspx NewsID 27808 amp LangID E Kristine Kalanges 2012 Religious Liberty in Western and Islamic Law Toward a World Legal Tradition Oxford University Press p 150 ISBN 9780199930593 External links edit nbsp Senegal portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Law portalEntry on the IDEA Homepage Entry in the Contemporary Africa Database nbsp nbsp This Senegalese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an African lawyer judge or jurist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adama Dieng amp oldid 1112598346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
