Illusionary Justice: Threats to the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Monday, November 16th, 2009
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 16, 2009 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | External Event, Law Society of Upper Canada Donald Lamont Learning Centre, Main Floor 130 Queen St. West |
Description
The panel will include Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, the executive director of Centre for Policy Alternatives, an independent and non-partisan public policy institute focusing on issues of democratic governance, human rights and peace. Ms. Yolanda Foster, the South Asia researcher for Amnesty International UK, will also speak at the event.
Ms. Foster is the principal author of Amnesty International’s recent report, “Twenty years of make-believe: Sri Lanka?s Commissions of Inquiry.” It will focus on the challenges that lawyers, judges and human rights defenders face in Sri Lanka.
A Q&A session/reception will follow the panel.
To RSVP your attendance, email Harini Sivalingam (Sri Lanka Monitor for Lawyers Rights Watch Canada) at harini.sivalingam@mail.mcgill.ca by Friday, November 13.
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