The Institute of African Studies – in conjunction with the Human Rights Research and Education Centre of the University of Ottawa – is pleased to announce its 2016 annual conference:
Theme: “Human Rights and the Public Sphere in Africa”
Time: March 4 (Keynote Lecture: 5:30 pm) & March 5 (Conference Day: 8: 45 am)
This international and interdisciplinary conference intends to facilitate scholarly discussions on the challenges, opportunities, and debates facing the promotion and effective realization of human rights in Africa. Panels include:
“Human Rights in Africa and African Human Rights: Retrospective and Perspective,”
“Alternative Approaches to Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Africa”
“Development and Human Rights in Africa”
“Human Rights and African Regional Integration Projects”
“Health and Human Rights in Africa”
The keynote lecture, “Ethnicity, Identity, and Human Rights in Africa”, will be delivered by Ato Quayson, one of Africa’s most influential cultural theorists, Professor of English and Director, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto. Panels feature acclaimed scholars from Canadian Universities, United Nations officials, and practitioners from Canada, the United States, and Europe.
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