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Killing of the innocent, forced displacement of civilian population, large-scale sexual violence, torture, and destroying of civilian property have been going on since the dawn of civilization. Efforts to protect people against grave crimes of such atrocities more effectively, both in peace and war, gradually evolved over the centuries, and then rapidly accelerated after the Second World War. But, for the most part, those horrors were met with indifference, cynicism, or deep disagreement about how to respond to them. As the twenty-first century began, there was still no universally accepted and effective response mechanism in place to protect civilian population. And this is especially true in the case of Darfur.

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Mehari Fisseha is a researcher and expert in Migration, Refugee protection and Humanitarian Intervention. With a background in international human rights law and international relations, he holds a master´s degree in Government and Public Policy from the University College Cork, MA degree in International Development Practice from Mary Immaculate College, MA in Peacebuilding from Coventry University, MA in Criminal Justice, Governance and Police Science from Ruhr Bochum University, MSc in Sociology of Law from Lund University, MA in Governance and Political Transformation from the University of Free State and a Law (LLB) Degree from University of Limerick. His research focuses on rights protection of refugees, social justice, international developments, diplomacy, peace and conflict.

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