Events

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The Transitional Justice Lunch Series Presents: “Forgotten in Transition? The Western Sahara and the Moroccan TJ Experience- A Talk with Sahrawi Human Rights Defender Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar.” (November 21, 2008)

1-2 PM/ Furman Hall 120

Please join the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) and its partners at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center) in welcoming the 2008 RFK Human Rights Award Laureate, Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar, at a public talk at NYU School of Law. Ms. Haidar will speak about challenges she has encountered in her work as a human rights defender in the Western Sahara and address issues raised during the Moroccan truth-seeking experience over the past several years, notably the failures of the Moroccan Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) to address the human rights abuses and grievances of victims in the Western Sahara.

In addition to commenting on her activism and the Moroccan IER, Ms. Haidar will also share her thoughts on how redress, truth, and justice are challenged in zones marked by contested national identities, border disputes, and “security” issues.