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DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Georgette Gagnon\,  Africa\nDirector\, Human Ri
 ghts Watch.\nAbout Georgette Gagnon\nGeorgette Gagnon\, an international h
 uman rights lawyer\, is\nExecutive Director of the Africa Division of Huma
 n Rights Watch\,\nthe largest US-based international human rights organiza
 tion in the\nworld. She leads a team of international researchers who cond
 uct\nfact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in countries\nth
 roughout sub-Saharan Africa\, and publish reports that expose\nabusive gov
 ernments and actors to the world. From 2004-2007\, Ms.\nGagnon was Deputy 
 Director of the Africa Division of Human Rights\nWatch (HRW). Prior to joi
 ning HRW\, Ms. Gagnon held the post of\nDirector of Human Rights for the O
 rganization for Security and\nCooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosn
 ia and Herzegovina\nbased in Sarajevo.\nMs. Gagnon has also documented the
  human rights impact of\ntransnational companies operating in conflict zon
 es\, such as Sudan\nand the Democratic Republic of Congo\, and proposed me
 chanisms to\nhold them accountable for the human rights consequences of th
 eir\nactivities. She has co-authored several reports and a forthcoming\nbo
 ok on natural resource development\, conflict and human rights.\nMs. Gagno
 n has also served with the United Nations in Afghanistan\,\nBosnia and Her
 zegovina and Rwanda and worked with the Canadian\nInternational Developmen
 t Agency on projects to strengthen human\nrights and the rule of law in Ch
 ina and India.\nShe was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1986 and in 1998\n
 obtained her LL.M with Distinction in International Human Rights\nLaw from
  the University of Essex in the UK. In 2003\, Ms. Gagnon\nreceived the Hon
 ourable Walter S. Tarnopolsky Human Rights Award\ngiven to a resident of C
 anada who has made an outstanding\ncontribution to international or domest
 ic human rights.\n
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LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Human Rights Advocacy in Africa: between Law and Politics
URL:/channels/event/human-rights-advocacy-africa-betwe
 en-law-and-politics-104358
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