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Women’s Human Rights in Africa – Congressional Briefing

March 20, 2009 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Georgetown Women’s Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program (WLPPFP) invites you to attend a Congressional Briefing on Women’s Human Rights in Africa

 
Friday, March 20, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Room HC-8, U.S. Capitol Building
 
Featuring presentations by the 2008-2009
Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellows:
 
  • Jane Quaye, LAWA Fellow from Ghana: Accessing the Formal Justice System in Ghana from a Human Rights Perspective: Making the Case for Victims of Gender-Based Violence  
  • Janet Maina, LAWA Fellow from Kenya: Promoting Equality in Kenyan Education through Gender-Sensitive Budgeting 
  • Emilia Lobti, LAWA Fellow from Cameroon: Using International Human Rights Instruments to Address “Pullakoh” and Psychological Violence against Women in Cameroon
  • Jane Kamangu, LAWA Fellow from Kenya: The Principles of Non-Discrimination and Equal Protection of the Law:  A Case Study of Unwed Mothers and Children Born out of Wedlock in Kenya
  • Moza Jadeed, LAWA Fellow from Kenya: The Status of Child Domestic Workers in Kenya: A Violation of Girls’ Rights
  • Elizabeth Atenmkeng, LAWA Fellow from Cameroon: Customary Law, Widow Inheritance Rights, and Access to Justice in Cameroon 
Moderated by Julia L. Ernst, Executive Director, Georgetown Law’s WLPPFP/LAWA Program
 
Please RSVP by March 18 to [email protected] 
to ensure your name is on the list to enter the U.S. Capitol Building.

Details

Date:
March 20, 2009
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm