Human Rights Day (10 December 2002)

Below you will find a listing of some events around Human Rights Day 2002 that HREA is aware of. If you know of other events and want to see them included in this listing, please send a message to: www@hrea.org.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2002 EVENTS


***AUSTRALIA***

Launch of the "Citizenship of Humanity Project"
Where: Parliament House Canberra
When: 10 December, 4.00 pm
Description: The Federal Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights hosted a launch of the project which aims to encourage 350,000 final year primary students in Australia to undertake classroom discussion of human rights based around the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Participants are recognised by the award of a Citizenship of Humanity Certificate. The project is being carried out by the National Committee on Human Rights Education Inc. The Attorney-General and Shadow Attorney-General joined in launching the project.
Contact: Michael Curtotti, e-mail: curtotti@ozemail.com.au

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Opening of Exhibition "Faces of Hope"
Where: Customs House, Circular Quay, Sydney.
When: 10 December, 6:00-8:00pm (Exhibition will continue at Customs House till Sunday 15 December 2002)
Description: 10,000 photographs presented in new and original displays and celebrate refugees' human rights with Amnesty International.
Contact: RSVP (essential): call 02. 9217 7670 or email: facesofhope@amnesty.org.au


***COSTA RICA***

Informe Educación en DDHH
When: 10 December
Where: Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, San José
Description: Presentación de la versión actualizada de los mapas de progreso en derechos humanos: México, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Perú y Paraguay.
Contact: IIDH, e-mail: o.educativas@iidh.ed.cr


***EGYPT***

Refugee Awareness Week
When: 9-12 December 2002
Where: American University, Cairo campus
Description: Various activities; usually start at 7 pm
Contact: Forced Migration & Refugee Studies, tel: 797-6626, fax: 797-6629, e-mail: FMRS@aucegypt.edu


***IRAN***

International Human Rights Day and Opening Ceremony of the Human Rights Education Course for the Youth
Where: Law Cultural Centre, Tehran
When: 10 December, 14:30- 17:30
Description: By participation of Representatives of Foreign Embassies, Proffesors of University, Representatives of NGOs and the Advisor of the Presidency.
Contact: Yadollah Mohammadi, Head of the International Relations Department, e-mail: odvv@neda.net


***JAMAICA***

Human Rights Fair
When: 10 December, 11:30 until 4:30
Where: Sovereign Centre, 106 Hope Road, Kingston 6
Description: Organised by Amnesty International, Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), Families Against State Terrorism (FAST), The Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR), Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the Norman Manley Law School, Women s Inc., and Women's Media Watch to raise public awareness about the Human Rights Groups in Jamaica and give them an opportunity to get involved.
Contact: Yvonne McCalla Sobers, e-mail: sobersy@n5.com.jm


***JORDAN***

Opening of Art Exhibition "Expressions -- Paintings as Therapy"
When: 10 December, at 11h00 (opening); exhibit during 10-30 December 2002
Where: UNESCO Premises, Wadi Saqra, Amman
Description: --
Contact: UNESCO Amman Office, Lina Khamis, e-mail: L.Khamis@unesco.org.jo


***NETHERLANDS***

Human Rights Tour
When: 10 December
Where: provinces of Groningen/Friesland
Description: Amnesty International campaign on human rights violations in the Russian Federation
Contact: Amnesty International, regio Groningen & Friesland; Helen Meek, tel" 050-3183590/06-2233152; Gerard van den Berg, tel: 06-41105384


***RUSSIAN FEDERATION***

Pravozashchitnyy Film Festival
When: 10 December (10-17 December)
Where: Moscow
Description: Human rights film festival in various cinemas in Moscow
Contact: Amnesty International, e-mail: amnesty@amnesty.ru


***SWITZERLAND***

Human Rights Day Panel: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
When: 10 December 2002, 10:30-12:30
Where: Ground Floor, Palais Wilson, Geneva
Description Panel discussion chaired by Professor George Abi Saab.
Speakers: Danielle Coquoz (ICRC), Dennis McNamara (UNHCR), Mona Rishmawi (OHCHR). Followed by reception.
Contact: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Annick Stevenson, OHCHR Spokesperson, e-mail: astevenson@ohchr.org


***SOUTH AFRICA***

Public Perceptions of Government Performance in South Africa
When: 10 December, 2:00 pm
Where: Cape Town Democracy Centre, 6 Spin Street Cape Town
Description: The second round of the South African version of the Afrobarometer, a region-wide 15-country survey of attitudes toward democracy, citizenship, and governance has just been completed. The Public Opinion Service of Idasa (The Institute for Democracy in South Africa) will be releasing results from the South African study.
Contact: Thobani, tel: 021 467 5600, e-mail: thobani@idasact.org.za


***UNITED KINGDOM***

Human Rights Day: A public meeting
When: 10 December, 7:30pm
Where: University of London Union, Malet St, WC1 London
Description: A day of events organised by Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) and Barbed Wire Britain, concerning: a. Justice in the yarlswood trial; b. Ahmadi family campaign; c. The ending of all benefits for in-country asylum applicants.
Contact: CDAS, tel: 07941 566 183 or e mail: info@defend-asylum.org

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"No safe place for Roma"
When: 10 December, 12:00-2.00pm
Where: Home Office, 50 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AT
Description: Public demonstration
Contact: Trans-European Roma Federation, e-mail: ustiben.2@ntlworld.com


***URUGUAY***

Día Internacional de los DDHH
When: 10 de diciembre, 19:00 hs.
Where: Teatro El Galpón, Montevideo
Description: Exposición de afiches y recepción
Contact: Amnistía Internacional-Uruguay, e-mail: amnistia@chasque.apc.org


***USA***

Event to mark International Human Rights Day, December 10, and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
When: 10 December, 10:00-12:00 pm
Where: The International Rescue Committee (IRC)/Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, 122 E. 42nd Street, 12th Floor, New York
Description: Every year, from November 25 to December 10, the campaign highlights the connections between women, violence, and human rights. The time period encompasses four significant dates November 25, the International Day Against Violence Against Women; December 1, World AIDS Day; December 6, the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre when 14 women engineering students were murdered by a male student; and December 10, Human Rights Day. Bianca Jagger, a longtime human rights activist, will host the December 10 panel, which will also include Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Christiana Thorpe, President of the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Sierra Leone and Jeanne Ward, Gender-based Violence Research Officer, Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium. Co-sponsored by UNIFEM, the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, and UNHCR.
Contact: Megan McKenna, tel: +1 212-551-0959, or Jesper Jensen, UNIFEM, tel: +1 212-906-6892.

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Human Rights Day Celebration: Science and Human Rights
When: 10 December, 4:30-6:30 pm
Where: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Description: Science and human rights are inextricably linked, and science has made rich and lasting contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights. For 25 years, the Science and Human Rights Program of AAAS and Richard Claude have been working, individually and together, to put science in the service of human rights.
Contact: Jason Sanders, e-mail: jsanders@aaas.org

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Human Rights Day 2002: A Celebration of Community and Diversity
When: 10 December, 5:00-7:30 PM
Where: William Mitchell College of Law, Auditorium, 875 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota
Description: Silent auction to benefit Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. Food and entertainment from local immigrant community.
Contact: Megan Powers at 612-341-3302 ext. 112, e-mail: mpowers@mnadvocates.org

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Presentation of petition on Congo to Secretary of State Colin Powell
When: 10 December
Where: Washington D.C.
Description: Campaign by Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) calling on the U.S. government to intensify its diplomacy for peace in the Congo.
Contact: K. Larsen (UUSC), tel: +1 617 868-7102, e-mail: klarsen@uusc.org

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Celebrate International Human Rights Day
When: 10 December
Where: 4 - 7 p.m. EST on WRFG, 83.9 F.M, Atlanta, Georgia
Description: Human Rights Atlanta will sponsor a three-hour radio broadcast. Webcast at: http://www.wrfg.org/home/home.asp
Contact: National Center for Human Rights Education, e-mail: nchre@nchre.org

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New Freedom Bus Tour. Economic human rights for all!
When: 10 November-10 December
Where: New York City, NY
Description: Final day of bus tour for unemployed and working families on this historic national bus tour to document and protest economic human rights violations caused by the US government and corporate America.
Contact: Kensington Welfare Rights Union, tel: (215) 203-1945, e-mail: kwru@kwru.org

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Combating AIDS: The Human Rights Perspective
When: 10 December, 3:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts
Description: Workshops, dinner and key note address by Mary Robinson to commemorate Human Rights Day.
Contact: Amnesty International, tel: 617-623-0202, e-mail: aisuane@aiusa.org

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Human Rights Day Observance and Celebration
When: 10 December, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: University of Idaho, Idaho Commons Building
Description: On their own initiative, undergraduate students of human rights have organized a full day of public education activities at the University of Idaho with the involvement of many student and community organizations.
Contact: Shaylynne D. Caito, e-mail: shaybirdfly@hotmail.com

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Human Rights Day Observance: "Is the Death Penalty a Human Rights Violation?"
When: 10 December, 6:00 p.m.
Where: University of Idaho, College of Law
Description: Amnesty International student chapter at the University of Idaho is conducting a year-long series of public information presentations on the death penalty. Raul M. Sanchez, Special Assistant to the UI President for Diversity and Human Rights will speak on December 10.
Contact: Tandra Geska, email: tandrageska@care2.com

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