[OPIRG-EVENTS] March 6th: A Legal First Against Impunity in Africa

["Pat Hare" <p_harewood@hotmail.com>]

Le message français suit.

GRILA and the Black Law Students Association invite you to attend:

A LEGAL FIRST AGAINST IMPUNITY IN AFRICA

Thursday, March 6 @ 6:00 pm
Room 147, Pavillon Fauteux, 57 Louis Pasteur
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
ACCESSIBLE
FREE but donations welcome!!

The International Justice for Sankara Campaign has filed a precedent-setting 
complaint with the United Nations Human Rights Committee in relation to the 
assassination of the former Head of State for Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara 
following exhaustion of local recourses.

Panel Discussion with Me. Milton James Fernandes, a member an 18-lawyer 
group bringing the complaint against Burkina Faso

As President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara was a panafricanist and an 
internationalist who strove for self-directed and sustainable development, 
in conjunction with prioritizing women, peasants and social justice in a 
truly decolonized Burkina Faso. While his untimely death in 1987 cut short 
his achievements, his example and contribution to a model for development 
defined by honesty and integrity serve as an alternative model to this day.

March 6 @ 6:00 pm
Room 147, Pavillon Fauteux, 57 Louis Pasteur
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

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Le GRILA ( et BLS) vous invite à assister


A un précédent dans la lutte contre l'Impunité en Afrique

JEUDI le 6 Mars 2003 à 18 heures
local 147 du pavillon Fauteux, 57 Louis Pasteur
Faculté de droit,  L'Université d'Ottawa
Gratuit et accessible.

La Campagne Internationale Justice pour Sankara ayant épuisé tous les 
recours nationaux a introduit un recours aux Nations Unies

Panel avec Maitre Milton James Fernandes l'un des 18 avocats de la 
campagnedéposant la plainte contre le Burkina Faso.

Sankara fut un panafricaniste et un internationaliste. Il a oeuvré pour la 
justice sociale et un Burkina Faso décolonisé et pour un développement 
autocentré et viable donnant priorité aux femmes, aux paysans et aux pauvres 
. Dans cette ère de mondialisation déshumanisante, son exemple pour un 
développement animé par l'intégrité et la transparence nous rappelle que des 
alternatives existent.




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