NEXT sihrg COMMITTEE MEETING IS 12th January 2010 - ANY MEMBER MAY CONTACT ADMIN IF YOU HAVE MATTERS TO RAISE
NEXT SIHRG MEETING: TO BE ANNOUNCED
The SIHRG management committee at its meeting 3rd November approved a donation to the University of York's Centre for Applied Human Rights programme of fellowships for at risk human rights defenders. Click here for more details of the Centre. Members of SIHRG may wish to assist in short term hosting in the London area when fellows need to come down from York. Contact admin for how to apply.
The MC have also given financial support to a member to join the mission to Guerrero region of Mexico in partnership with PBI and BHRC. His full report will be available in due course.
Monday 2nd November 2009 - special meeting on Burma with Andy HEYNS British Ambassador to BURMA
The Group was fortunate to have secured a meeting with Andy Heyn, the British Ambassador to Burma, during his visit to London, and he will speak on "Burma, the Road to the 2010 Elections" Unlike many British Embassies, in Burma "our man in Rangoon" works with the people of the country, including Aung San Suu Kyi and other political opponents of the regime more than the Government. As the Embassy website says: "Because of the UK Government’s concerns about the human rights situation in Burma, this Embassy does not offer the range of business support services our missions overseas normally provide, nor do we encourage tourism" Come and hear this exceptional talk on what Britain and the EU are doing to foster democracy in Burma
SIHRG PROJECTS - SEE WHAT THE AMERICAS WORKING GROUP ARE UP TO.................Click here
ALL MEMBERS CAN SUBMIT NEW IDEAS FOR PROJECTS ONLINE......................Click here
Link HERE to the UK Government's "Green Paper" on a "Bill of Rights". Members contact admin if you wish to contribute to SIHRG's submissions to the consultation.
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES FOR THE NEXT BULLETIN - SEND TO ADMIN | |
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