"A Crime Without a Culprit? Understanding Mass Atrocities in the Congo"

STAMFORD, Conn. - Oct. 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Jason Stearns, Writer and Journalist, will speak at the World Affairs Forum on October 23th at UCONN/Stamford.  The program will begin at 5:45 P.M. with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15.  The program will conclude at 7:30 P.M.

Mr. Stearns has been working on the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2001. He has worked for Héritiers de la Justice, the United Nations peacekeeping mission, and as a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group. In 2008, he led a United Nations investigation on conflict in the east of the country. He is currently managing a research project for the Rift Valley Institute on Congolese armed groups, the Usalama Project.

His articles and opinion pieces have appeared in the Financial Times, The Economist, Africa Confidential, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.  He blogs at congosiasa.blogspot.com.

The cost for admission to the event is $20 per person for the general public and is free for 2013-2014 Forum and AR Series members, and Faculty/Students. For reservations, please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or Email: info@worldaffairsforum.org.

The University of Connecticut Stamford Campus is located on the corner of Broad Street & Washington Blvd.  Parking is available in the UCONN Parking Garage on Washington Blvd. – 2nd floor.

The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.