Invite to April 15, 2012 Event in Banjul: Human Rights Violations during Refoulement and Displacement of MIgrants in Africa / Invitation à évènement à Banjul - 15 avril 2012

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ENGLISH:

Please find below and attached a copy of the invite to JWBM's public event at the NGO Forum of the 51st session of the African Commission for Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) that will be held on 15 April, 2012, 6:30 - 8:30 pm in Room1  Kairaba Hotel à Banjul, Gambia

FRANÇAIS:Vous trouverez attaché et ci-dessous une copie de l'invitation pour l'évènement publique de JSFM au Forum des ONGs à la 51e session de la Commission africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples (CADHP) qui aura lieu le 15 avril 2012 de 18:30 à 20:30 a Room 1 du Kairaba Hotel à Banjul, Gambia. (La version Francaise des documents sera envoyée ulterieurement)

Note/NB: The french version of the documents will be sent later / la version Francaise des documents sera envoyée ulterieurement

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YOU ARE INVITED

TO A PRESENTATION / DISCUSSION

 

Human right violations during refoulement and displacement of migrants in Africa

A presentation in light of recent mass-expulsions from Mauritania to Senegal and Mali, from Morocco to Algeria and displacement following the Malian Crisis

15 April, 2012, 6:30 - 8:30 PM at Kairaba Hotel, Room 1

Serekunda area, Banjul, Gambia.

Refreshments will be served at the closing of the event

As human right violations increases during refoulement and expulsion of African migrants, so is the level of impunity that encourages this situation characterized by widespread and systematic abuses. The civil society must rise to this challenge through coordinated transnational action that combines utilization of legal mechanisms, advocacy, documentation, reporting of abuses, capacity building and strengthening collaborations and communication among partner members to advance migrants’ rights in Africa. This dialogue is being held in the framework of this year’s 51^st session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul.

This event is an initiative of Justice Without Borders for Migrants (JWBM) in partnership with the African Centre for Democracy and Human Right Studies (ACDHRS) and the Sub-Committee on Migrant Rights at the NGO Forum.

The goal of this special event is to:

-          Highlight recent violations, migrants right trends in specific African countries and transnational efforts underway;

-          Explore legal means by which migrant rights in Africa can be effectively protected in the context of the Africa Convention of Human and People’s Rights;

-          Engage the NGO community and the media on the means by which migrant rights can be effectively protected in the African context as well as explore strategies to mainstream key issues among all stakeholders including the Working Group on Refugees, Displaced Persons and Migrants and the members of the African Commission.

Justice Without Borders for Migrants (JWBM), a multinational network that seeks to combat violations of migrants’ rights linked to deportations and refoulements through transnational action that combines utilization of legal mechanisms, advocacy, documentation, reporting of abuses, capacity building and strengthening collaborations and communication. Its partners / members are: AMDH (Mauritania), AME (Mali), CEAR (Spain), CIMADE (France), GADEM (Morocco), MRI (international), NBA Human Rights Institute (Nigeria), RADDHO (Senegal), FIDH is an affiliate member. www.jsf-jwb-migrants.org This event is made possible by the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (www.osiwa.org) and Open Society Foundations (www.soros.org)