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Libert@s online: Issue 12
March 2004

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Upcoming Rights & Democracy Events

Policy seminar with the Dalai Lama in Ottawa, April 23, 2004

Rights & Democracy, in collaboration with the Canada Tibet Committee, is pleased to host His Holiness the Dalai Lama at a policy seminar in Ottawa on April 23, 2004. The Dalai Lama will speak to key stakeholders about his international campaign to start negotiations with the People's Republic of China on the future of Tibet and the role Canada could play in facilitating the process.

2004 John Humphrey Freedom Award

Rights & Democracy is currently accepting nominations for the John Humphrey Freedom Award, which is presented every year to an organization or person who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of human rights and democratic development. The award includes a $25,000 price and a tour of Canadian cities for the purpose of raising public awareness of the recipient's work on behalf of human rights. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2004. To obtain information on eligibility criteria or a copy of our pamphlet please contact Anyle Coté or return to our website on March 8.

 

New Publications

Where are the Girls? Girls in Fighting Forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique: Their Lives During and After War
 - by Susan McKay and Dyan Mazurana

 

Where are the Girls? will be launched on March 3 at the 48th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, scheduled for March 1-12 at the UN headquarters in New York City. Their study, published by Rights & Democracy, provides for a better understanding of how girls' lives are militarized in armed factions and examines what roles girls play in such circumstances. On the basis of their investigations in northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique, the authors show that girls enrolled in armed forces and groups are not and have never been just "civilians associated with troops." Their study will be of interest to all people who intervene on the ground in conflict-ridden or war-torn countries, including multilateral, governmental, non-governmental, and community-based organizations. If you wish to order the book, click here or contact us by e-mail.

Cost: CAN$15 (free of charge for NGOs in developing countries). The book will be available on March 3rd.

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