TNT Colombia: Human Rights update from the field

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Tuesday May 15, 2012 12:52 by LATIN AMERICA SOLIDARITY CENTRE events at lasc dot ie

Peace Brigades International Irish volunteer Karen Jeffares will speak
about the human rights situation and her ongoing work in Colombia.

Peace Brigades International Irish volunteer Karen Jeffares will speak
about the human rights situation and her ongoing work in Colombia. The
talk will centre around the current political context,
the situation for Colombian human rights defenders on the ground, and
grassroots initiatives for peace and justice that are emerging. The
role of the international community and political lobbying will also be
discussed. There will be space for a questions and answers session
on the work of PBI and other organisations that provide physical and
political accompaniment to human rights defenders at risk in Colombia.

Venue: LASC, 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2

Date: Wednesday 16th May 2012

Time: 6.30pm