The Yazidi dilemma: human rights seem to be stuck at theory rather than practice
Sally Armstrong (human rights activist, journalist and award-winning author)
Monday, 27 February 2017, 1pm to 2pm
Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Hosted by Refugee & Migration Law Discussion Group
About the speaker
Human rights activist, journalist and award-winning author Sally Armstrong has covered stories about women and girls in zones of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to the Middle East, Rwanda, Congo and Afghanistan and Iraq, her eye witness reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author's Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000, 2002 and again in 2011.
Seminar convened by the Refugee & Migration Law Discussion Group.
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