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Posted by Rebecca Darts, Saturday 22nd November @ 1:09am Closed Doors: Iran's Campaign to Deny Higher Education to Baha'is (Presented by the Baha'i Society and supported by Amnesty International)
Please join us for an informative presentation and discussion on the important issue of Baha'i students being denied access to Higher Education in Iran. Dr. Nazila Ghanea will present on the situation facing Baha'i students and the response of the Baha'i Community in establishing an open university, the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE). For more information: http://denial.bahai.org/ Dr. Nazila Ghanea is an Oxford University Lecturer in International Human Rights Law. Dr. Ghanea is also the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Religion and Human Rights. Her research interests in International Human Rights Law include: freedom of religion or belief, women's rights, minority rights, UN human rights machinery, human rights in the Middle East. Posted by Rebecca Darts, Thursday 30th October @ 12:06am Oxford University Amnesty International and UNICEF present for your December delectation:
THE OXFORD SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL 2008
A night of music and comedy the likes of which this leafy town has never seen.
Music, Comedy, Cakes, Drinks, Amnesty, UNICEF - But Shhh, it's a secret.
Featuring -
THE OXFORD IMPS!
THE MAGDALEN SWING BAND!
THE OXFORD REVUE!
+ ONE MORE TBC.. !
Plus Amnesty artwork, films, actions and info, LOTS of wine, cocktails, krispy kreme doughnuts, cakes and other deliciousities for sale, and much more still to be confirmed!
So join us and support these two wonderful charities in their good works for a night of sketch comedy, improvisational madness, smooth smooth swing and scoffing doughnuts 'til we roll you out of the theatre.
BOOK ONLINE
http://oxfordhub.org/amnesty
Posted by Rebecca Darts, Wednesday 29th October @ 9:38pm SPEAKER:
Donatella Rovera - Amnesty International Researcher: Israel & Occupied Territories Posted by Rebecca Darts, Wednesday 29th October @ 9:28pm SPEAKERS:
Iduvina Hernandez - Director of SEDEM
Rosemary Burnett - former Director of Amnesty International Scotland
INFORMATION:
Iduvina Hernandez is a Guatemalan journalist and human rights defender working to challenge the extraordinary and horrific levels of violence and murder against women and young people in Guatemala.
Since the year 2000, more than 3000 Guatemalan women have been brutally murdered. Often their bodies show signs of torture and mutilation. The Guatemalan authorities have systematically failed to respond to this crisis and fewer than 2% of such cases result in conviction. The UN Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women has stated that, "the absence of a rule of law fosters a range of violent acts against women, including rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and eventually, murder."
Iduvina Hernandez works to challenge the impunity that is endemic in Guatemala and her struggle aims to combat violence, particularly that directed towards women and young people. Her work to hold the Guatemalan authorities and security forces to account has at times resulted in her receiving threats and intimidation. GSN have invited Iduvina to share her experiences with groups in the UK and would be very pleased if you would join us to hear Iduvina's story about the struggle to combat violence and impunity in Guatemala.
Rosemary Burnett, former director of Amnesty International Scotland, will also talk about her experiences working to support and protect human rights defenders in Guatemala. She will explain how you can support human rights work in Guatemala, including information on how to get involved with accompaniment work.
Posted by Rebecca Darts, Wednesday 29th October @ 9:22pm SPEAKERS:
Lois Davis: Film-maker, WOZA Solidarity - About WOZA and WOZA Solidarity
Franco Henwood: Core Volunteer, AI-UK - About AI-UK's assistance to WOZA and its Zimbabwean Human Rights Chapter
Shweta Pandit:Oxford Graduate Reading for an MPhil in International Development - About International Orgs as a whole (Amnesty, HRW, IBA) and the methods and mechanisms of transnational human rights advocacy for Women Human Rights Defenders.
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