Various Presentations and Forums by Global Rights
2008
JUNE
June 6, 2008Farewell Luncheon for United Nations Special Rapporteur
Washington, DC
Featuring:
- Mr. Doudou Diène, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
12:30pm - 2:00pm2006
JUNE
MAY
- June 21, 2006
The Human Rights Situation of Afro-Colombians
Washington, DC
Please note that this event was held in Spanish
Featuring:
- Geiler Romana
President of the Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES)- Yolanda Garcia
Legal Representative of the Association for the Defense of Black Culture and Environment (ASO MANO NEGRA)- Otto Marco Saya
Member of the Network of South Pacific Community Councils (RECOMPAS)- Esildo Pacheco
Community Leader for the General Community Board of the Baudo River and Its Tributaries (ACABA)APRIL
- May 23, 2006
Discussion Forum: Second-Class Citizens:
Women in Post-Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina
Washington, DC
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Featuring:
- Diana Sehic, senior attorney for Global Rights Bosnia, and co-author of the Bosnian NGO Shadow Report to CEDAW
- Mark Bromley, Global Rights' director of policy and government relations (former Eastern European director)
- Susana Fried, specialist in gender and human rights
MARCH
- April 3, 2006
Discussion Forum with Thierry Kambere, a human rights activist from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Washington, DC
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Please note that this event was held in French and English
- March 30, 2006
Global Rights and AFROAMERICA XXI,
join us in launching the book, "Compendio Normativo de Acciones Afirmativas para Comunidades Afro-Latinoamericanas."
Washington, DC
Please note that this event was held in Spanish- March 15, 2006
Human Rights and the Media
featuring Judy Woodruff, Global Rights Board Member, Sanford Ungar, President, Goucher College and former director of the Voice of America and Benjamin Wittes, Editorial Page Writer, The Washington Post
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Washington, DC- March 9, 2006
Inter-American Convention against Racism
featuring Mr. Silvio Albuquerque, the Counselor of the Brazilian Mission to the Organization of American States and
President of the Working Group in charge of drafting an Inter-American Convention against Racial Discrimination
Washington, DCJANUARY
- January 17-19, 2006
“Building Issue-Based Coalitions as an Effective Strategy for
Protecting Freedom of Expression in Sierra Leone”
Skills-Building Seminar
Freetown, Sierra Leone
2005
DECEMBER
- December 8, 2005
Global Rights’ 2005: International Human Rights Day Dinner
"Celebrating Women Fighting for Rights"
Washington, DC
OCTOBER
- October 20, 2005
Global Rights hosts discussion on the rights of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic- October 17, 2005
Afro-Colombia leader to speak at Global Rights- October 8, 2005
Global Rights and Domestic Workers United host tribunal, New York CitySEPTEMBER
- September 20, 2005
Special preview, "Darfur Diaries: Message from Home," Washington, DC
Event full!- September 12-15
Global Rights and The Legal Resources Centre of South Africa Host Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa- September 1-2, 2005
Inter-American Forum of Afro Descendants, San Jose, Costa RicaJULY
- July 20, 2005
Discussion forum on the status of Moroccan women,
featuring Country Director Stephanie Willman Bordat
Click here for post-discussion summaryJUNE
- June 9, 2005
Mathilde Ribeiro, DCMAY
- May 11, 2005
Burundi Forum, DC
Click here for post-discussion summary- May 10, 2005
Paul Simo,
World Affairs Council, SeattleMARCH
- March 8, 2005
International Women's DayFEBRUARY
- Feb 16, 2005
The Continuing Crisis in Darfur: The United Nations Response, DC
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