Gregory Stanton
Gregory H. Stanton | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Jurist, academic, human rights activist |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | founding Genocide Watch, work on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the ICTR |
| Board member of | Founder and President of Genocide Watch Chair of the Alliance Against Genocide Former President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars |
| Awards | W. Averell Harriman Award (1994); IAGS Distinguished Service Award (2013) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Harvard Divinity School Yale Law School University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Genocide Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Law |
| Institutions | George Mason University University of Mary Washington Washington and Lee University American University U.S. State Department |
| Notable works | The Ten Stages of Genocide (1996) |
Gregory H. Stanton is an American jurist, academic and human rights activist. He is best known for his work in the area of genocide studies.
Stanton is a former research professor in Genocide Studies and Prevention at the George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. He is the founder and president of Genocide Watch, the founder and director of the Cambodian Genocide Project, and the Chair of the Alliance Against Genocide. From 2007 to 2009 he was the president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.