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FREE ITAI DZAMARA - HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER - ZIMBABWE
March 22, 2015
Urgent protests are required to support Itai Dzamara, journalist, pro-democracy activist and leader of the protest group Occupy Africa Unity Square. He was abducted at a barber shop on the morning of 9 March in Harare’s Glen View suburb. He was abducted by five men driving a white truck with concealed registration number plates. The men accused him of stealing cattle before handcuffing him and taking him away. Attempts by members of his family and human rights lawyers to establish his whereabouts have been unfruitful.

http://haldane-dhrd.org/urgent-action/2015/3/22/free-itai-dzamara-human-rights-defender-zimbabwe-4

Hi! Please can you ask the new Chair of STAG 2015 to message me I can safely pass the baton and get some events set up at UKC :)

StAG's Elections for 2012-2013 tomorrow - Elliot Post-grad Room, 18.00hrs. All nominees please see the Chair/ Vice Chair before the meeting or email at ss632. Must attend to be elected - no 'in abstentia' nominees.

Hi Everyone! Meeting this Thursday :D

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/16/cameroon-gay-rights-laywer-alice-khom - defend the defenders - hopefully our next intervention.

Cameroon gay rights lawyer warns of rise in homophobia Alice Nkom, who has had death threats from other lawyers, says situation is getting worse with illegal imprisonments and torture

, Idaho hasn’t executed anyone in 17 years. Please don’t restart with on Friday, stop the ex*****on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15347868
Human rights, right of freedom of expression, right to fair trial, ability to challenge authority and express discontent all out of the window. :@ [angry face] Police State!

Court rejects seven riot appeals The Court of Appeal rejects seven of 10 appeals by people jailed over August's riots and looting in England.

Reading of the Judgement

From SOAS campaign in 2007

Hi Everyone,

Just to reintroduce myself, I'm Subashini (aka Vash), the Chair of StAG. It was great seeing you there at our first meeting :D. Please take a minute to read the message from StAG below.

Next week on Thursday 20th October we're holding a social dinner, around 6:30.
If you are up for joining us please confirm via email soon, as I am going to try and get book us a table somewhere (proabably Boho.)
It's a good opportunity for StAG committee candidates to meet other people and canvass ideas and support. Check out our facebook/ moodle page at some of the work we've done, and tell us how you'd improve this year!
Usually we have a "theme" and in light of the SC judgement given on the 12th October 2011 we'll be celebrating the rights to family life (article 8 of the ECHR) and marriage (article 13 of ECHR).
(For those geeky here's the judgement: http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2011_0022_Judgment.pdf).

Talk tomorrow:
The first of the environmental law guest speakers talks is tomorrow – Monday 17 October, 6pm Eliot EX9 - and is being given by James Thornton, CEO of the environmental NGO ClientEarth.
James’s work spans policy, citizen enforcement and legal activism. Details can be found at
http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/envlaw/calendar/index.html. Although part of the environmental law PG series, this should be of interest to anyone interested in legal activism, cause lawyering and so on.

Housekeeping:
For those who would like to get involved please join our moodle page (If you log into moodle --> search all modules ---> CeCIL StAG --->Under administration ---> Enrol me to CeCIL StAG. We advise that members subscribe to all forums
To join the official mailing list: (as we're having technical difficulties to do so at the moment)
lists.kent.ac.uk ---> log in with Kent username ---> search kls-stag ---> subscribe.
Also "like" us on Facebook and check out our wall every so often - ex-students tend to post under it various opportunites. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Student-Advocacy-Group/166563226717227


Hope to see you soon!
Kind regards
Vash

Subashini Sithamparanathan
Chair of The Student Advocacy Group
3rd Year Law LLB Student at The University of Kent, Canterbury

http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2011_0022_Judgment.pdf

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The Human Rights Law Conference 2011
Date: 19 October 2011
Location: Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury
More information: http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/human-rights-conference-2011/upcoming-conferences.html

THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CONFERENCE 2011 The Extradition and Deportation Conference, brought to you in association with JUSTICE, is the perfect forum for busy practitioners and policy-makers to get fully up to date with and examine the impact of the latest developments.