Chloé Gaillard holds an MA in International and European Law, Law of State Rebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies. She has always been interested in the connection that exists between law, justice, democracy and media.
The Arab Spring in Syria resulted in the influx of over 5 million refugees into Europe, tens of thousands of whose bones were swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea. While Syria burned and refugees ran in the pursuit of a safer life, Kostas Pinteris from the island of Lesbos offered them a helping hand.
Paying respect to victims of war crimes, regardless of ethnicity or nationality, and acknowledging established facts about the conflicts of the 1990s is crucial for building coexistence, tolerance, and peace in the Western Balkans.