Elaine Gao

— Elaine Gao —

Elaine is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and minors in Humanistic Studies as well as European Studies at Princeton University, where she is an editor of the legal journal and the co-organizer of an oral history project about religious migrants. Her research interest lies in the role of religions in post-conflict societies, which drew her to Bosnia and Herzegovina. After her undergraduate studies, she plans to attend law school and work in international human rights law in the future.
Humanizing the Security Council: Screening of “The Veto” and the Implications of Ongoing Atrocities
“The Veto,” a 58-minute documentary made by director Tim Slade last year, premiered at the Sarajevo Kino Meeting Point this June. The film addresses the long-debated topic of the veto power: the exclusive right of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to block any resolution unilaterally.

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The Killers and the Killed: The Sarajevo Safari Investigations
Not one sniper who participated in the Siege of Sarajevo has ever been prosecuted. Three decades later, four European governments, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, are investigating an allegation that some of the snipers were not even soldiers, but foreign nationals who paid to take part in the so-called “Sarajevo Safari.”