Our last few days in Harare were by far the most exciting and the most memorable. We finally got to visit the University of Zimbabwe and meet the people that we had been communicating with by email for over a year!
The day before the book donation ceremony, Haley, Elana and I (Nadia) [...]

The streets of Harare

Our trip to Zimbabwe didn’t quite start off on the right foot. On our way to Harare, Haley and I, in our exhausted state, thought we heard the engines of the plane turning off while the plane was in mid-air and so we had a slight panic attack. This, of course, was [...]

At the end of November, Haley and I (Nadia) are accompanying members of the Rights and Democracy team on a mission to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Over the past year, we have been accumulating and buying text books on human rights and international law to donate to the University of Zimbabwe. This purpose of this [...]

On November 7, 2010, elections are to take place in Burma, but their legitimacy is already being called into question.  According to reports from Human Rights Watch, human rights violations have gotten increasingly worse as the election date approaches.”These elections are about elite military transformation, not democratic transition, and offer [...]

 
ou 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 [...]

 
Les liens suivants fournissent de l’information et de l’analyse sur la situation au Zimbabwe.
 Pour un témoignage de Donald Steinberg sur le rôle de la communauté internationale dans la promotion de la gouvernance démocratique et de la relance économique du Zimbabwe, veuillez consulter le site web suivant: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6505
 Pour une évaluation, par Human Rights Watch, du respect des droits [...]

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 [...]

 
En 2009-10, la délégation de McGill continuera à fournir des manuels sur le droit international et les droits humains à la faculté de droit à l’université du Zimbabwe. Nous aimerions développer un partenariat durable entre la faculté de droit à l’université McGill et celle à l’université du Zimbabwe. 
Pour vous impliquer, n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec [...]

élégation de McGill a organisé une présentation de Karim Laz, agent régional Afrique à Droits et Démocratie, sur la situation des droits humains au Zimbabwe ainsi qu’une projection de film et une collecte de manuels scolaires de droit au profit des étudiants de l’University of Zimbabwe.