Conflict Antiquities
Jun 8 2022
WHEN:
Jun 8, 2022 at 9:00am
WHERE:
Zenger Room
CONTACT INFO:
Philipa Srewart
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Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade
An investigation by The Docket, Clooney Foundation for Justice
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) is launching the report Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade from 9:00am-10:00am on Wednesday June 8, 2022.
The report details an investigation by The Docket into the international networks responsible for the looting and smuggling of thousands of antiquities from the MENA region, and shows how the trade in these stolen artifacts funds war crimes and terrorism. The investigation led the team from Yemen, Syria, and Iraq all the way to leading auction houses and museums in Europe and North America.
Armed groups, such as ISIS, have institutionalized looting of antiquities as a weapon of war and a major source of financing, which enables the commission of grave human rights violations and international crimes. The Docket’s investigation aims to dismantle these criminal networks and bring to justice European and US dealers involved in conflict antiquities trade.
Anya Neistat, legal director of The Docket, will be available for interviews before and after the event program.
B-Roll and embargoed materials are available on request via [email protected]