Event

Mozambique at a crossroads : the long road to peace and justice

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 12:30to14:00
Chancellor Day Hall Stephen Scott Seminar Room (OCDH 16), 3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA

The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites you to join us for a panel with:

  • Carlos Dos Santos, High Commissioner of Mozambique to Canada, who will give a brief overview about Mozambique’s history, and the Mozambique government's priorities in terms of long-term socio-economic development and peace process.
  • Antoine Chevrier, High Commissioner of Canada to Mozambique, who will talk about Canada’s long-term support to Mozambique in Education, Health, Sustainable Economic Growth, Human Rights, particularly Women and Girls.
  • Pascal Paradis, Director General of Lawyers without Borders Canada, to discuss the benefits of promoting transitional justice for long-term peace.

The talk will be moderated by Professor Frédéric Mégret, Faculty of Law, McGill University. The panel will be followed by a Q&A session. Kindly RSVP to human [dot] rights [at] mcgill [dot] ca.

Abstract

Except for Brazil and Portugal, the Lusophone world is unknown to most Canadians. Hence, despite being a Canadian government country of priority in Africa with $70 million annual development assistance in sectors such as Education and Health, Mozambique is seldom talked about in civil society and academic circles. This conference will be a unique opportunity to introduce one of Africa’s most promising countries, a country faced with important choices for its future development and peace trajectory.   

 

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