A Panel Discussion on the Call for Democracy

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 – 7:30pm
Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto,
170 St. George St. at Bloor, 1st Floor

Featuring:

SHENG Xue, Vice-President, Federation for a Democratic China
Writer-in-Residence at McMaster University
Professor Joseph Wong, Canada Research Chair, Political Science
Asian Institute, University of Toronto
John Ralson Saul, Essayist, Honorary Patron of PEN Canada

Sponsored By:
China Rights Network Asian Institute, U of T PEN Canada, Amnesty International Central Asian Society, U of T Rights and Democracy Delegation

Charter 08 Poster

On their speaking tour across Canada, Irene Petras and Andrew Makoni from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, this year’s recipient of the John Humphrey Freedom Award will stop at the University of Toronto on Monday December 1st, to discuss with students their work in addressing various human rights issues in Zimbabwe.  The talk will highlight the impact of civil society and the role of rule of law in the anlaysis of human rights.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided at 12pm. Discussion will begin at 12:30pm.

What: Dialogue with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

When: December 1, 2008 , 12pm-2pm

Where: Trudeau Centre Common Room, University College (H-12, below the Diablos Junior Common Room)

Host: Rights and Democracy University of Toronto Delegation and International Relations Society

Inquiries, contact Evelyn Chan (ev.chan(@)utoronto.ca)

Rights and Democracy Announces Winners of John Humphrey Freedom Award

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights is the winner of Rights & Democracy’s 2008 John Humphrey Freedom Award in recognition of its courageous pursuit of justice for victims of human rights abuses inside Zimbabwe.

Named in honour of John Peters Humphrey, the McGill University law professor who prepared the first draft of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the annual John Humphrey Freedom Award includes a speaking tour of Canadian cities to help increase awareness of the recipient’s human rights work. This year’s tour will bring Ms. Petras and Mr. Makoni to take part in public events in Calgary (Nov. 27), Toronto (Dec. 2), Halifax (Dec. 5), Montreal (Dec. and Ottawa (Dec. 10).

For more information about the John Humphrey Freedom Award, visit the Rights and Democracy.

December 2nd – John Humphrey Freedom Award Tour Stops in Toronto

From November 27 to December 13, members of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, recipients of the John Humphrey Freedom Award, will tour across Canada for a series of public events to raise awareness about their human rights work.

Two members from the organization will be speaking in Toronto on Tuesday December 2nd from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the Royal Ontario Museum, including public interview with CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti.

For more information, please visit Rights and Democracy.

12:30-1:30 pm

Classroom FA3, Faculty of Law

78 Queens Park

Toronto, ON

The 8 Goals for a Better World Coalition, a group of Canadian organizations and student groups concerned with global issues who have come together to support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), have invited Robin Sitoula, a student leader from Nepal, to share his experiences of working towards the realization of the MDGs in his country. Members of the Coalition, including Rights & Democracy Delegations, WUSC local committees, and Oxfam Quebec clubs, worked together to present this speaking tour during International Development Week from February 3-9, 2008, on university campuses across Ontario and Quebec.