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Start: 11:21

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 7 pm

City Room, Edmonton City Hall
1, Sir Winston Churchill Square

Free Public Speaking Event as part of the annual Human Rights City Edmonton Human Rights Awards

Organized by Rights & Democracy in collaboration with the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and the Human Rights City Edmonton Project

Start: 20:53

“Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/violence/index.html
http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/vaw/

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Start: 11:30

Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 6 pm

Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University - Room 320
580 West Hastings Street
For more information, visit:
http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/humphrey_award/index.php?lang=en

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Start: 20:54

“On that day, in 1947, the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine (resolution 181 (II)).”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/palestinian/index.html

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Start: 20:56

“World AIDS Day is a day when people from around the world come together within a single effort. This year, the global theme of World AIDS Day is leadership within the slogan Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise. »
http://www.worldaidscampaign.info/cd_rom_2007/en/index.html

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Start: 10:16

The Network delegations at Glendon College and the University of Ottawa will be hosting representatives of the 2009 John Humphrey Award laureate, Iraqi human rights organization La'Onf. Mr. Ibrahim Ismaeel, Chair of the Board, and Ms. Saba Jabbar, Programmes Coordinator, will be describing the history of non-violence and peace movements as well as the rights of women in Irak.

Start: 11:33

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Royal Ontario Museum
100, Queen's Park
For more information, visit:
http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/humphrey_award/index.php?lang=en

Start: 20:57

“The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, recalls the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV)of 2 December 1949).”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/slavery/index.html

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Start: 11:35

Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Centre des archives
535, avenue Viger E.
For more information, visit:
http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/humphrey_award/index.php?lang=en

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Start: 10:18

The Network delegations at Glendon College and the University of Ottawa will be hosting representatives of the 2009 John Humphrey Award laureate, Iraqi human rights organization La'Onf. Mr. Ibrahim Ismaeel, Chair of the Board, and Ms. Saba Jabbar, Programmes Coordinator, will be describing the history of non-violence and peace movements as well as the rights of women in Irak.

12 / 10
Start: 20:59

This year, the Human Rights Day will be an opportunity to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The theme will be “Dignity and Justice for all of us”.
http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2007/

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Start: 21:00

“On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 45/158).”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/migrants/index.html

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Start: 21:00

“By resolution 58/220 of 23 December 2003, the General Assembly decided to declare 19 December, United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation. This was the date on which the General Assembly endorsed the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries.”
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/south/index.html

12 / 20
Start: 21:00

This day was created to remind the fight against poverty and the importance of solidarity to our leaders.
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntSolidarity/index.html

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