Founder and CEO
Dr. Denakpon L. Tchobo
Denakpon L. Tchobo, founder of Global Justice Intelligence Eyes, Inc., serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, which focuses on combating international crimes by investigating, exposing facts, providing legal aid to victims, and advocating for legal and policy reforms. Originally from Benin, he later became a U.S. citizen after relocating. He earned his Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) in International Criminal Law and LL.M. in U.S. & Global Legal Studies with honors from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in the U.SA., where he also served as an Adjunct Professor, co-coached the International Criminal Court Moot Court Team from June 2021 to June 2025. A respected international legal expert, he has been admitted as an Assistant to Counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. He has authored the Draft Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of “Groupicide,” targeting atrocity crimes. He has published many articles and books, including the book “Practicing Modern International Criminal Law.” Previously, he worked as an activist with Amnesty International Benin on projects addressing justice, violence against children and women, human trafficking, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, abolition of the death penalty, and small arms trade, including other human rights projects from 2010 to 2014. Fluent in French and English, and working to improve his Spanish, Dr. Tchobo is a distinguished legal scholar and practitioner. Dr. Denakpon Tchobo is a pioneer in reconciling the interests of justice and victims in international criminal justice proceedings.
Vice President
Giovanni Marotta Thorne
Giovanni Marotta, Thorne, Attorney from Spain, brings over 15 years of expertise in international criminal law, advocacy, and policy development to the Global Justice Intelligence Eyes board. With a Master’s in International Criminal Law from the University of Granada and extensive experience in strategic leadership, Giovanni has significantly impacted global justice initiatives. He has trained officials and law enforcement on compliance and human rights and developed safeguarding policies to protect vulnerable populations. Giovanni’s dedication to justice and human rights is reflected in his work across Africa, Europe, South America, and international institutions.
Co-founder and Treasurer
Kristen Connors, Esq.
Attorney Kristen Connors has a deep-rooted passion for international peace and justice. As an undergraduate student, she was particularly interested in Peace Studies, which led her to write a thesis entitled “Finding Peace through Religious Difference: Healing the Wounds of Violent Conflict through Interfaith Dialogue.” Since then, her life journey has taken her back to her home state of Vermont, where she spent several years working in her community before returning to law school to study public interest and international law. She worked in CWRU’s Immigration Clinic, where she handled a variety of immigration cases, an in Yemen Accountability Project where she helped co-author and edit two white papers about criminal accountability for state, individual, and corporate perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni civil war. Kristen was a member of CWRU Law’s International Criminal Court Moot Court team, which came in second place in the national ICC Moot Court competition, advancing the team to the international rounds where they competed (virtually) at the Hague in the summer of 2021. Kristen helped revitalize CWRU Law’s student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and served as Treasurer of the International Law Society in her second year of law school.
Today, Kristen has returned to Vermont, where she works in a small private practice firm. She is so excited to join the Board of Global Justice Intelligence Eyes, Inc., so she can continue to advance justice for victims of horrific crimes worldwide