Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs
Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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Vincent Ploton

Vincent Ploton is the director of development and treaty body advocacy at the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva. He has worked and engaged with an array of international and regional human-rights mechanisms for the past 10 years in Geneva and the field. These include UN treaty bodies such as the Committee against Torture, Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, Human Rights Committee and Committee on the Rights of the Child. Previously, Ploton worked in the humanitarian field in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He speaks English, French and Spanish and received a master's degree from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies and a degree from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et Développement in Lyon. @vploton

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Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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