You are invited to a panel discussion on human rights in Zimbabwe on Friday, March 19th, 2010. The event will be held from 11:30-1:30 at the Moot Court in McGill’s Faculty of Law (Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel Street).
Panelists will represent a wide variety of perspectives.
-          Zuwa Matado, Zimbabwean Law Student
-          Dr. John [...]

The following links provide interesting information and analysis about the situation in Zimbabwe.
 

For a Testimony by Donald Steinberg on the role of the international community in promoting democratic governance and economic recovery in Zimbabwe, please visit the following website: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6505
 

For a Human Rights Watch assessment of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government’s delivery of human rights improvements, [...]

EU extends Zimbabwe sanctions for another year: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-16-eu-extends-zimbabwe-sanctions-for-another-year
 
Zimbabwe ‘failing to stop rights abuses’: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-10-zimbabwe-failing-to-stop-rights-abuses
 
MDC wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-09-mdc-wants-fresh-election-for-zimbabwe
 
Private schools sprout in Zim as public system struggles: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-07-private-schools-sprout-in-zim-as-public-system-struggles
 
EU gives Zim $13-million for smallholder farmers: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-11-eu-gives-zim-13million-for-smallholder-farmers
 
Hunger threatens Zimbabwe: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-02-01-hunger-threatens-zimbabwe
 
HRW: EU must maintain sanctions on Mugabe: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-01-29-hrw-eu-must-maintain-sanctions-on-mugabe
 
Zanu-PF: No concessions until sanctions lifted: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-01-28-zanupf-no-concessions-until-sanctions-lifted
 
Zim limps down road [...]

La délégation de McGill organise un évènement régional intitulé « Celebrating Innovations in Human Rights», en collaboration avec les autres délégations à Montréal. L’évènement se tiendra le vendredi 19 mars, 2010, de 11h30 à 13h00.
Pour contribuer à l’organisation de l’évènement, ou pour y assister, veuillez communiquer avec nous à l’adresse suivante: mcgillrdnetwork@gmail.com
On Friday, March 19th, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. -1:00 [...]

On March 26th 2009, the Rights & Democracy Network Delegation at McGill University completed a book drive which succeeded in collecting 46 textbooks for law students at the University of Zimbabwe.  During the summer of 2009, the McGill delegation was awarded a grant of 12,500 USD from the Oak Foundation to continue its work in solidarity with the [...]

The McGill Delegation organized a presentation by Rights & Democracy’s Africa Regional Officer Karim Laz on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, a film screening, and a book drive to collect law and human rights textbooks for students at the University of Zimbabwe.
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In collaboration with the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, a discussion on the current human rights situation in Zimbabwe and reception was held for the 2008 John Humphrey Freedom Award recipients.
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Law students in Zimbabwe do not have access to supplies that we take for granted, from stationary to textbooks. Students have resorted to using plant leaves in place of paper. This fundraiser is intended to raise money to provide these students with such necessities.

The Delegation of the Rights & Democracy Network at McGill is holding its General Meeting on Thursday, February 19, 12-1pm in room ___ at the Law Faculty. We will be holding general elections for the incoming R&D Network Executive at this time. We will also be discussing programming activities for the Delegation for the current semester. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Alex at alex.yiu@mail.mcgill.ca We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Regards, Alex, Andrea, Rose, Samantha and Joe The McGill Delegation of the Rights & Democracy Network Interim Executive

The Rights & Democracy Network and the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism are pleased to co-sponsor a reception for ZLHR, the 2008 John Humphrey Freedom Award recipients. The reception will feature a Question and Answer session,