A human rights lawyer and activist will discuss democracy in Haiti at 5:15 p.m. today in room 110 of the Knight Law Center.
Brian Concannon Jr., director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, will give a lecture titled “Justice and Human Rights in Haiti After the Coup.”
According to a press release, the session will focus on the successes and challenges of democracy in Haiti and declining human rights conditions since the regime changed last year. These topics will be discussed within the context of the country’s historical struggle for self-determination as well as U.S. policy related to the country.
The Caribbean nation has been in turmoil since February 2004, when former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a coup d’etat.
The event is sponsored by the University’s Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics and the National Lawyers Guild. It is free and open to the public.
In Brief: Human rights lawyer to discuss Haitian democracy
Daily Emerald
February 9, 2005
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