The event centered on her latest report, Genocide as Colonial Erasure, published on October 1, 2024. The arrival of Albanese in the Netherlands sparked a lot of reactions. Both supporters and opponents were present outside the Dominicuskerk to demonstrate.

Albanese provided insights into her findings, addressing accountability mechanisms at both domestic and international levels. She was invited and engaged in conversation with Dimitris Bouris, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair at the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam.

Bouris praised Albanese’s commitment to justice, stating: 'A woman who refuses to be intimidated by power; a woman who holds institutions accountable with unwavering integrity.'

Ueli Staeger, Assistant Professor of International Relations at UvA, emphasized the significance of her work: 'At a time when her efforts to uphold international law in Israel and Palestine are perceived as an existential threat by supporters of Israel's illegal occupation, her inspiring message of rising above was well received.'

Visitor Basema Salman, refugees correspondent stated that: 'What struck me most was how she connected today’s anti-genocide movement to past struggles for justice and peace—from the abolition of slavery and the fight against patriarchy, to the struggle for women’s rights—reminding us that these movements did not succeed through silence or neutrality. She urged us to take a stand, to root our political engagement in facts rather than rhetoric, and to recognize that we all are part of this history of moral collapse'. 

Video

The full recording of the evening will be available soon through the Athena Jean Monnet YouTube channel.

This event was organized with the support of UvA staff for Palestine, the Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies (ACCS), the Amsterdam Centre for Middle East Studies (ACMES) and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).