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She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.
Goes with ‘Assuming Authority‘.
She says In Zimbabwe the political field is rough and dirty, and only the tough can survive.
Margaret Dongo – Zimbabwe
Linked to our presentation of Zimbabwe on January 7, 2006.
Linked to our presentation of Can Ordinary People Regain Their Power of Decision. Liée à nos deux publications Le droit, instrument concret de la démocratie – et – Investir tous les lieux de pouvoir.
Updated and re-organized on June 23, 2007.
Nuri Albala is a Lawyer (Bar Association, Paris Appeal Court) since 1966, Member of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (New Delhi / Brussels), Chairman of the International Inquiry Committee « Basic Human Rights and Globalization », Founder member of « The Observatory on Globalization » (France).
He says: « I was sent for human rights inquiry missions by several NGOs (Iran 5 times, Argentina, Colombia .) and for human rights-teaching missions either by NGOs (Paraguay, Uruguay) or by the H.R. High Commissionneer of the United Nations (Haïti) ». (asef.org).
Nuri Albala – France
CALL TO SET UP THE COMMITTEE
Seattle; Nice; Prague; Gòteborg; … and then Genoa. Every time, the same scenario: those who represent the mighty of this word meet and take decisions affecting the future of our planet; while those who speak for non-governmental organizations, for citizen associations, for trade-unions and what is known as sociai movements or the civil society get together and affirm that they, as citizens, must have control over what the mighty of this word are doing.
Time and time again, there are grave incidents, even tragic incidents such as those that happened in Genoa.
Greatly concerned about these tragic events, a group of lawyers of different backgrounds have decided ta mobilize for action.
The basic rights of human beings include: freedom of expression; freedom to demonstrate; freedom to come and go; it is these rights and others that are being threatened today.
She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.
She says: « The source of my energy is women’s courage, intelligence and indomitable belief in achieving a better world: one that is just for them and for their children, one that we can build together. »
Zazi Sadou – Algeria
She works for the Algerian Assembly of Democratic Women (AADW), and for the Women Living under Muslim Laws (WLUML).
Linked to our presentation of Women Living under Muslim Laws WLUML on January 5, 2006. And also linked to our presentation of Shadow Report on Algeria on the same date.
She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.
She says: « This struggle, for me, has branched into almost every part of my life. It has fed and formed both my creative work as a writer and my work as a peace activist, which are in turn interconnected. »
Rela Mazali – Israel
She works for the New Profile Movement for the Civilization of Israeli Society (NPMfCIS)
Linked to our presentation of Raising boys to maintain armies on January 4, 2006.
Chibli Mallat was born in Beirut in 1960. After studies in Lebanon, France, the US and the UK, he taught law at the University of London for a decade, where he also served as Director of the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law.
Chibli Mallat – Lebanon
He left London in 1995 to return to legal practise in Beirut as principal of Mallat Law Offices, a long-established law firm with a renewed focus on international law. He also pursued his academic career at Université Saint-Joseph, where he holds the first Jean Monnet Chair of European Law to be conferred by the European Union in the Middle East.
Also linked to our presentation of Iraq Initiative – European Colleague on January 3, 2006.
She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.
She says: « Look at the world through the eyes of a woman that holds a child in her hands! » – And: « We urge Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to join the Mine Ban Treaty and help rid the world of antipersonnel landmines ».
Jemma Hasratyan – Armenia
Dr Hasratian works as President for the Armenian Association of Women with University Education / AAWUE Center for Gender Studies and holds a Ph.D. in Education.
She works also for the Armenian National Committee of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and is representing it.
Linked with Beyond the Law, and with the Human Rights Center.
Eric Stover is Director of the Human Rights Center and Adjunct Professor of Public Health. He was the Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) until December 1995. Since 1993, he has severed on several medicolegal investigations as an « Expert on Mission » to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
Eric Stover, HR activist and writer – USA
In March and April 1995, he conducted a survey of mass graves throughout Rwanda for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In June 1984, Mr. Stover testified for the prosecution at the trial of leaders of the military junta which ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.
She says: “I feel energetic when we share the joys of working and playing together, such as packaging lily bulbs, attending literacy classes, singing songs and chatting with each other.”
Hualian Wang – China
Hualian Wang works for the Luxia Wanli Women’s Mutual Aid Credit Union (Lwcu)
Biography: Luc Walleyn was born in 1949, and has been an advocate since 1972. He is a specialist in immigration law, human rights, and humanitarian law. He is also supply judge (Juge de Paix) in Schaerbeek-Brussels, occasional lecturer at universities in Antwerp and Paris, and author of many publications, mainly on immigration law.
Luc Walleyn; Human Rights Lawyer
Walleyn was member of the Council of the Brussels Bar Association, and served as president of the organization Avocats sans Frontiéres (Lawyers without Borders) until last year. He participated in ASF programs in Rwanda, Burundi and Kosovo and represented the organization at the diplomatic conference on the International Criminal Court in Rome in 1998.
Linked to our presentation of Lawyers without Borders on December 30, 2005, and their website.
Also linked to our presentation of Rwanda Genocide Suspects On Tria on December 30, 2005.