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Raoul Wallenburg Forum and Lectureship in Human Rights
Date: January
Organization: McGill Faculty of Law
Based out of: Montréal, QC
Event location: To be confirmed
Brief Description:As well as promoting lectures, the Forum is the occasion at which an individual is presented with the McGill-InterAmicus Human Rights Award. This year the organzers hope to recognize someone who, by word or deed, has advanced the struggle for human rights in our time, and who has given expression, and example, of the values underlying the Universal Declaration. Suggestions for recipients are warmly welcomed. Previous award winners have included Carmen Quintana, the courageous young chilean student who was almost burned to death by Chilean death squads, and who was the first recipient in 1987; three native women who helped galvanize the cause of aboriginal women's rights in Canada and beyond - Mary Two-Axe Earley, Jeanette Lavell, and Sandra Lovelace; the first Director of the War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Unit of the Department of Justice, William Hobson; and Bassem Eid, the courageous Palestinian human rights activist and founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group in East Jerusalem.
Contact Person: Charmaine Lyn Telephone No. (514) 398-5372
Web site: E-mail: tamalyn@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca
For further information, write to:
Faculty of Law
McGill University
Chancellor Day Hall
3644 Peel Street
Montréal (QC) H3A 1W9

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Deadline -- Human Rights Popular Education Programme
Date: January 16th
Organization: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development and Canadian Council for Refugees
Based out of: Montréal, QC
Event location: Communities across Canada
Brief Description:Working in collaboration with the Canadian Council for Refugees, the Centre will select individuals from across Canada who have been witnesses to or have experienced human rights violations These men and women will help bring the words of the UDHR to life for Canadians. Each volunteer will give four public speeches to organizations in their own community (eg. Rotary clubs, YMCAs, high schools) They will talk about their experiences of human rights abuses and discuss how Canadians can work to protect human rights. More details and an application form are available on the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development's web site.
Contact Person: Ms. Augie Van Biljouw Telephone No. (514) 283-6073
Web site: www.ichrdd.ca/50E/50nomeng.html E-mail: avbiljou@ichrdd.ca
For further information,
ICHRDD
63 rue de Brésoles
Montréal (QC) H2Y 1V7
Fax No. (514) 283-3792

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Children's Rights and the UDHR
Date: January 26th 1998, 12:00 (noon)
Organization: UNA-Canada NCRB & University of Ottawa UN
Based out of: Ottawa, ON
Event location: 462, Vanier Hall, University of Ottawa
Brief Description:Conference with Patrick Tezier, Protection Officer and Nanda na Champassak, Information Officer for the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Cost: members: $2,50, non-members $3.50.
Contact Person: Peter Stockdale Telephone No. (403) 992-9969
Web site: E-mail: webmaster@ncrb.unac.org

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International Week
Date: January 26th - 30th
Organization: International Centre - University of Alberta
Based out of: Edmonton, AB
Event location: To be confirmed
Brief Description:This year's programme of events will focus on human rights, offering sixty presentations in a single week!
Contact Person: Nancy Hannemann Telephone No. (403) 492-2692
Web site: E-mail:
For further information write to :
172 HUB International
International Centre - University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E2

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McGill Model United Nations Assembly
Date: January 29th - February 1st 1998
Organization: University of McGill
Based out of: Montréal, QC
Event location: Hôtel des Gouverneurs Radisson
Brief Description:This year's Model UN will simulate actual activities of the UN while bringing together University students from across Canada and the US. Preliminary plans for this year's MUN include a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration. The simulation of the Commission on Human Rights will discuss a review of the Universal Declaration fifty years on. The Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee will discuss the role of the Internet with regard to the provisions for the "Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination"
Contact Person: Danistan Savarimuthu Telephone No. (514) 938-5161
Web site: http://www.mcmun.org E-mail: mcmun@mcmun.org
For further information write to :
3480 McTavish Street
Montréal, QC H3A 1X9

or fax: (514) 398-7490

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