Derechos: Human Rights Listings

February events include showings of the documentaries "After Innocence", "The Exonerated", talks, conferences, vigils and a 25-mile walk to St. Quentin.

Death Penalty Focus

Invitation to NCADC Annual General Meeting

12.00 noon - 5.00pm
Saturday 10th June 2006
All Souls Clubhouse
141 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QG

Facing Deportation: No one can fight against it alone
NCADC has been supporting individuals, families and communities to campaign against deportation for 11 years - the past year has been a hard one for all those facing deportation and those campaigning to stop deportations. However there has been lots of magnificent resistance and many victories, so the Home Office has not had it all there own way.

NCADC's AGM will bring together from around the UK people facing deportation their families/friends and groups that are resisting removals from the UK.
NCADC is still in the middle of a funding crisis with no light at the end of the tunnel. As you know, we have been reduced from four offices to two. Calls from across the UK are being handled by the two remaining staff in Manchester and Birmingham.

We would first all like to thank all those who have made a donation or taken out a standing order, some of you have done both. This has allowed NCADC to keep the two remaining staff in post since March and for several months to come, but we are just using up money that is not being replaced. We have not been able to obtain on-going core funding and it is proving exceedingly hard to do so. If you have not yet made a donation or taken out a standing order (docs attached), here is another chance to do so.

Lunch will be provided for all participants, and there will be a cr�che.

Travel costs for those facing deportation is reimbursed by NCADC for cheapest advanced bookings on National Express coaches. Please note that NCADC cannot reimburse for more expensive forms of travel - e.g. more expensive tickets bought on the day of travel.

Due to our present financial restraints if you need help with purchasing tickets you must contact your nearest coordinator not later than Friday the 12th May. NCADC will purchase tickets and post them to you, however we will not be able to alter tickets once posted.

London, Midlands South West and South East England
- John O (0121 554 6947) - ncadc@ncadc.org.uk

North East/West England and Scotland
- Emma Ginn (0161 740 6504) - ncadc-north-west@ncadc.org.uk

Global Rights
International Human Rights Day Dinner

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006
THE CAPITAL HILTON, WASHINGTON, DC
6 PM TO 9:30 PM

In 2001, Global Rights played a central role in the United Nations World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa. Then came September 11th.

Date: November 22, 2006
Time: 6:30
Organizer: The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC)
Venue: Friends House (Nearest tube station: Euston Station)

Description of the event:

An accomplished author of many books about Palestine and the Middle East, Geoff Simons will launch his newly published volume: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.

The launch will include a panel discussion and a book review, and will host a number of well-known literary and political analysts: Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, Dr. Ghada Karmi, and Dr. Tim Llewllyn. The event will be chaired by Dr. Nour Masalha.

The ensuing discussion will examine recent events in Palestine and how they relate to the overall theme of the book. Mr. Simons’ book is published by the Palestinian Return Centre.

Book Details: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Geoff Simons (Palestinian Return Center, London); p. 425. £15

Ticket prices: Free admission/refreshments available from 6:30

Information/Contacts: info@prc.org.uk; Tel: 020 8453 0919
For more information also visit: www.prc.org.uk

Global Rights'
United States Racial Discrimination Program
cordially invites you to attend
an evening reception on
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

for

Jorge Bustamante
United Nations Special Rapporteur on
the Human Rights of Migrants

This event is co-sponsored by: American Civil Liberties Union, CASA of Maryland, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Rights Working Group, and the US Human Rights Network.

Death Penalty Focus
870 Market St. Ste. 859 San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. 415.243.0143 - Fax 415.243.0994 - www.deathpenalty.org
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Jan 10th: Help us pack the hearing room as we say no to the death penalty!

The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice will hold the first of three public hearings on the death penalty on January 10th in Sacramento, CA. The hearings will draw input from experts and members of the public in an unprecedented effort to address serious flaws in California's death penalty system.

At the upcoming hearings, experts in the field will present research and testimony on racial and geographic disparities in death sentencing, costs, problems with juries and other important topics. The Commission will also hear from the public and listen to the experiences of victims' families and others affected by the death penalty system.

In furtherance of the Atlanta Declaration and Action Plan for the Advancement of the Right of Access to Information and its call for the access to information community “to build solidarity with a full range of stakeholders who share a common transparency agenda,” the Carter Center’s Access to Information Project has launched a calendar of events, including conferences, workshops, summits, retreats, and training sessions from all over the world pertaining to access to information (ATI) and transparency. The goal of this calendar is to enhance cooperation and coordination, benefit from the important work already being done in the field through sharing of materials and methodologies, and allow organizations to better promote and share their work. The International Access to Information and Transparency Calendar of Events will be hosted on our website at

www.cartercenter.org/accesstoinformation.html.

The calendar will compile relevant events from all stakeholder groups on issues related to ATI and transparency. It is our hope that this website will not only list the events, but also include links to materials, agendas, and final reports from upcoming and recent events.

In order to keep the calendar as current and comprehensive as possible, we will need your support. Please send us information on any events that you are planning, at least 20 days in advance of the activity, as well as permission to link to your website.

If you have any specific questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at lneuman@emory.edu.

This Saturday, November 22nd, Scholars at Risk will hold two events at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) in Washington DC: a panel entitled "Responses to Attacks on Academic Freedom," and a discussion session on measuring academic freedom. We need your help in forwarding this email to colleagues you think might be attending the conference, inviting them to join us to learn more about SAR. Details on the events follow below.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 - 6:30PM - IDB, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS AUDITORIUM

November 19, 2008

It is my honor to invite you to participate in the Round Table and exhibition on Human Rights in Argentina “Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo: 30 years. Grandmothers of the children who were abducted as a method of political repression and never restored to their legitimate families.” This event will be held on December 10th, 2008, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the IDB, Enrique Iglesias Auditorium. It is being organized jointly with the President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno, who will be opening the presentation.

Save the Date
CJA's 10th Anniversary Event!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Location TBA

Cocktail Reception - 6:00 pm
Dinner & Award Ceremony - 7:00 pm
Featuring:

Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D, world-renown physician, anthropologist and founder of Partners In Health.

Tell Congress and the White House to Shut Down the SOA/WHINSEC!
Converge on Washington, DC in February 2009

Make Your Voice Heard: Ensure True Change in Latin America Policy

Join grassroots activists and organizers for a series of events calling for a new Latin America policy and opposing militarization.

SOA Watch is working with other Latin America Solidarity and social justice groups on a series of events from February 15-17, 2009 to push the U.S. Congress and the White House to close the School of the Americas and to bring real change to U.S. Latin America policy.

Reserve Your Tickets Now
CJA's 10th Anniversary Event
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, Directions & Parking

Reception (Drinks and Buffet Supper) - 6:30pm, Program - 7:30pm, Dessert Reception Following Program

Event tickets at $125 per person.
Reservations: (415) 544-0444 ext.303, events@cja.org
All major credit cards accepted.