- This event has passed.
Mozambique at a crossroads, the long road to peace and justice
March 28, 2017
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites you to join us for a panel with:
- Carlos Dos Santos, High Commissioner of Mozambique to Canada, who will give a brief overview about Mozambique’s history, and the Mozambique government’s priorities in terms of long-term socio-economic development and peace process.
- Antoine Chevrier, High Commissioner of Canada to Mozambique, who will talk about Canada’s long-term support to Mozambique in Education, Health, Sustainable Economic Growth, Human Rights, particularly Women and Girls
- Pascal Paradis, Director General of Lawyers without Borders Canada, to discuss the benefits of promoting transitional justice for long-term peace.
The talk will be moderated by Professor Frédéric Mégret, Faculty of Law, McGill University. The panel will be followed by a Q&A session.
Abstract
Except for Brazil and Portugal, the Lusophone world is unknown to most Canadians. Hence, despite being a Canadian government country of priority in Africa with $70 million annual development assistance in sectors such as Education and Health, Mozambique is seldom talked about in civil society and academic circles. This conference will be a unique opportunity to introduce one of Africa’s most promising countries, a country faced with important choices for its future development and peace trajectory.
