Event

The Caribbean Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with the Faculty of Law of the University of the West Indies (UWI) would like to invite you to be part on the online panel discussion titled “Advancing Human Rights: Is Strategic Litigation Necessary?”. This panel discussion will commemorate the launch of CCHR’s Strategic Litigation Project where attorneys will be trained in strategic litigation to take on human rights matters in the courts. At this discussion perspectives will be shared from this eminent panel of experts from around the world on the importance of the courts as an important component for advancing human rights.

Speakers:

Moderator: Dr. Timothy Affonso -  Dean (Ag.), Faculty of Law, The UWI, St Augustine

Panelists:

• Dr. Carolyn Gomes -Co-Chair Caribbean Centre for Human Rights
• Mr. Douglas L. Mendes S.C.-Attorney at law, President of The Human Rights Committee of the LATT
• Mr. Stanley Ibe Human Rights Lawyer & Senior Partner, Goodshare & Maxwells, Abuja, Nigeria
• Mr. Diego Morales Director, Litigation & Legal Defense, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Argentina

Date: Monday April 17.

Time: 2 pm.

Register at https://sta.uwi.edu/law/

Zoom Log In:

• Meeting ID: 910 3280 5447
• Passcode: 781658

For more information contact the Faculty of Law at law@sta.uwi.edu or (+1868) 662-2002 Exts. 82801