End Violence Against Women — Panel by Amnesty International and JHR

MARINA NEMAT – Author of The Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran. http://www.marinanemat.com/ JUNIPER GLASS – Senior Director, Strategy and Partnerships of Girls Action Foundation http://girlsactionfoundation.ca/ SAMSAM AHMED – Former President of Women’s Place Ottawa, prominent human rights activist, and social worker. Professor NARENDRA SUBRAMANIAN: Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University. Expert in … Continue reading →

Faith and Freedom: A Panel on Human Rights and Religion

Journalists for Human Rights in collaboration with Amnesty International presents Faith and Freedom. The areas of focus will include the intersection of religion and human rights in media (specifically: freedom of press), politics (fundamentalism, social movements and uprisings, religious tribunals), and daily practice (religious education, dress, etc.) We also hope to achieve a greater understanding … Continue reading →

Pearl Eliadis: A World At War With Women — MWAA

Pearl Eliadis, in the context of the Muriel V. Roscoe Lecture presented by McGill Women’s Alumnae Association, discusses the forms that violence against women takes throughout the world, and reminds us that violence against women is a global phenomenon that takes place even in North America and Western Europe. The Muriel V. Roscoe Lecture honours … Continue reading →