Kareem Shaheen is a journalist and former The Guardian correspondent for the Middle East. He discussed the current situation in Beyrouth, corruption within the Lebanese government, and the uncertain future Lebanese people face. He also spoke about the situation in Syria and the future of the Middle East.   Kareem Shaheen is a journalist and columnist based in Montreal. He is the former Middle East and Turkey correspondent for The Guardian, and was previously based in Istanbul, Beirut and Abu Dhabi. He was nominated for a Frontline Club Award for print journalism for his coverage of the Khan Sheikhun chemical attack. He holds a master’s degree in war studies from King’s College London.

In November 2019, The Gambia, with the backing of the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, filed a case before the ICJ alleging that Myanmar's atrocities against the Rohingya in Rakhine State violates the Genocide Convention. Last January, the ICJ ordered Myanmar to take immediate measures to prevent the genocide of the Rohingya.   Param-Preet Singh speaks about the decade-long systematic persecution of the Rohingya, the surge of violence since 2017 and developments at the United Nations and the ICJ.   ---   Param-Preet Singh is associate director in the International Justice Program. She focuses on creating paths to credible national and international justice for victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. She has conducted on-the-ground fact-finding missions and authored reports and briefing papers on accountability efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire. In addition, Singh has worked on advocacy campaigns to address the mass human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and in Myanmar.