MemberThe Elders
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein is a member of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, who work together for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet. He was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2014-2018, and was outspoken on several prominent human rights abuses and criticised the regimes who perpetrated them, . He also lent his support to young activists and human rights lawyers as a champion for grassroots activism. Before becoming High Commissioner, he played a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court, chairing the negotiations on the elements of individual offences amounting to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN between 2000-2007 and from 2010-2014, and Ambassador of Jordan to the United States from 2007-2010. In 2021 he was appointed President and CEO of the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York.