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Middlebury College; Georgetown University Law Center.
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Brian Concannon
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He holds an undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law. He is the recipient of the Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship from Harvard Law School the Brandeis International Fellowship in Human Rights, Intervention, and International Law and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Canisius College. After working for the United Nations as a Human Rights Officer for 2 years (1995-1996), Concannon co-managed the (Bachelor of Engineering), Haiti"s only public interest law office with Mario Joseph between 1996 and 2004.
During his time at Bachelor of Engineering, Concannon played an essential role in preparing the prosecution of the landmark Raboteau Massacre trial in 2000.
As many as 50 people were killed in the Raboteau in 1994. Six years after the slaughter, Concannon and Bachelor of Engineering were able to convict 16 defendants guilty for their role in the massacre.
The Court also issued a civil damages judgment against the defendants for 1 billion gourdes (roughly $43 million). A documentary was made about the trial which features extensive interviews with Concannon.
Bachelor of Engineering was tasked with various other cases during this time period, geared primarily toward seeking justice for the victims of ex-military and paramilitary violence in Haiti (which has been documented in depth), and Bachelor of Engineering was also involved in the investigation into the murder of famed Haitian radio journalist Jean Dominique.
In 2004, Concannon left the Haiti and returned to the United States to found the (IJDH) after the February 2004 coup d’etat that overthrew Haiti’s president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. IJDH was founded specifically as the sister group of Bachelor of Engineering. IJDH and Bachelor of Engineering work collaboratively on all their projects. IJDH is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Concannon successfully represented former Prime Minister and political prisoner Yvon Neptune in the first Haiti case ever decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
In January 2016, Concannon tought a class on human rights at Wheaton College. He was also an integral part of the IJDH that sued the United Nations for their responsibility in bringing cholera to Haiti.
The case is still ongoing.
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Brian also serves as a member of the Editorial Board of Health and Human Rights: An International Journal at the Harvard School of Public Health.
