The third annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs is an historic gathering of international prosecutors from Nuremberg through present day tribunals. The sessions are free and open to the public (with the exception of meals). This 2009 installation of the Dialogs will bring together renowned prosecutors to honor and discuss the role of women in international criminal law.
This event is co-sponsored by the Enough Project.
For more information\, view the downloadable brochure here.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T010232Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090901T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090901T200000Z UID:http://www.enoughproject.org/events/resolving-chads-political-crisis-role-civil-society URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.enoughproject.org/events/resolving-chads-political-crisis-role-civil-society SUMMARY:Resolving Chad's Political Crisis\: A Role for Civil Society? DESCRIPTION:\;The political crisis plaguing Chad has generated several armed groups\, resulted in a number of coup attempts\, and is part of a vicious cycle that fuels the conflict in Darfur. \;Recent agreements between the government and the armed opposition\, the political opposition\, and the government of Sudan have been neither implemented nor resulted in a reduction in tension. Key objectives of opposition groups\, domestic civil society organizations\, and diaspora groups are an inclusive dialogue with the government\, respect for human rights\, and the creation of conditions to ensure a free and fair election. The international community has dispatched limited peacekeeping and humanitarian missions\, but many continue to call for a more robust response to the political crisis. What strategies are being employed by domestic and diaspora civil society organizations to resolve the political crisis? What challenges and opportunities do they face as they work toward peace in Chad? \;
Speakers
Gilbert Maoundonodji\, Association for the Promotion of Fundamental Liberties in Chad
Djimé\; Adoum\, Independent Commission for an Inclusive Dialogue
Omer Ismail\, ENOUGH Project
Dorina Bekoe\, USIP\, Moderator
For more information and to RSVP\, click here.
Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the
Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the
The United States Institute of Peace will host a public event to help launch a new report from the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS)\, based at Concordia University\, Mobilizing the Will to Intervene\: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities.
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The report is the product of the Will to Intervene (W2I) Project\, a research initiative created by Lieut. General (retired) Romé\;o Dallaire and Professor Frank Chalk\, Director of MIGS\, and led by Kyle Matthews\, which aims to operationalize the principles of the Responsibility to Protect. More than 80 interviews were conducted with high-level policy makers\, members of Congress\, NGO representatives\, and journalists\, some for the first time on record. Drawing on the lessons learned from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the 1999 Kosovo crisis\, the report will make key recommendations to government officials\, legislators\, civil society and the media in the United States and Canada to generate the political will to prevent mass atrocities.
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Prof. Chalk will briefly introduce the report's findings\, followed by a panel discussion with Gen. Dallaire and former senior U.S. government officials on the report's policy proposals and the challenges of mobilizing the domestic will in the U.S. to prevent mass atrocities.
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For further information on the W2I Project and to download a copy of the report (available on 21 September)\, please visit \;http\://migs.concordia.ca.
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This event will feature the following speakers\:
For more information about this event\, visit http\://www.usip.org/events/mobilizing-the-will-intervene
To R.S.V.P. for this event\, visit http\://mobilizingthewilltointervene.eventbrite.com
Please contact Kelly Campbell at 202-429-4755 or jclaes@usip.org with any general questions about this event or your registration.
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Members of the media are asked to contact Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.
Actress and Asheville resident\, Andie MacDowell\,
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"\;The Greatest Silence\: Rape in the Congo"\;
Lisa F. Jackson's Emmy nominated documentary (running time of 76 minutes) presents the heart-wrenching facts of mass rapes of women and girls by soldiers using sexual violence as a tool of war and control to dominate income from the mining of the conflict minerals tin\, tantalum\, &\; tungsten. These items are then sold to make American electronics like cell phones and laptops.
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Fine Arts Theatre\, Asheville\, NC
September 24 at 7 pm
September 26 at 1pm
September 27 at 1pm
A reception sponsored by Our Voice will be held for ticket holders
after the September 24 showing\, next door at Blue Spiral 1.
Special guests will include John Prendergast\, co-founder of the Enough Project\, Washington\, D.C. and Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy\, both on Sept 24\; and Barb Anderson\, Executive Director\, Our Voice\, Asheville\, on all dates. Ms. MacDowell will make introductory and post-screening comments on all dates.
Tickets are $8\, cash or checks only\, and will be available at the theatre box office starting September 17 from 12\:30pm to 8\:30pm daily.
Proceeds will benefit Our Voice\, Inc.\, Asheville&rsquo\;s local organization offering assistance to area victims of rape.
Organizer\: Cherry Hart\, Asheville\, NC cherryos@bellsouth.net
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Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the
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Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the
Check out the Congo in Harlem Film Festival from September 30 to October 25. For more details\, click here.
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