Georgetown Law presents "Women's Human Rights in Africa"

Dear Friends,



The Georgetown Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (WLPPFP) is pleased to share this invitation to a Congressional Briefing on “Women’s Human Rights in Africa” on Monday, March 28, 2011, presented by our Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellows. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested in attending the presentation or in applying for future WLPPFP or LAWA fellowships. We also invite you to learn more about the work of our fellows and alumni in our newsletter, at: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/wlppfp/News/WLPPFP.pdf.



Thank you very much, and I hope you have a wonderful day!



With warmest regards,

Julia L. Ernst



Georgetown Law’s

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa

(LAWA) Fellowship Program

In cooperation with Congresswomen Louise Slaughter



Invite you to a Congressional Briefing addressing



Women’s Human Rights in Africa

Speakers



Makda Tessema (Ethiopia)

What Next? The Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia:

Legal Boundaries and Cultural Norms



Zaamu Kaboneke (Uganda)

Climate Change and Women’s Human Rights in Uganda



Rachel Muthoga (Kenya)

2007-2008 Post-Election Violence:

The Failure of the Kenyan Legal System to Protect Women

from Sexual and Gender Based Violence



Gladys Mbuya (Cameroon)

A Woman’s Right to Decide If, When and Whom to Marry in Cameroon



Sarah Nambasa (Uganda)

Maternal and Reproductive Health Rights of Evicted Batwa Women in Uganda



Selamawit Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

The Plight of Ethiopian Domestic Workers in the Middle East



Moderator



Julia L. Ernst

Executive Director, Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Program

Georgetown University Law Center



Monday, March 28, 2011

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Room 121 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, D.C.



Please RSVP by Thursday, March 24

with your name, title, affiliation, and contact information

to jle24@law.georgetown.edu



The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program trains lawyers from Africa who are committed to advancing women’s human rights in their countries. The LAWA Fellows earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree focusing on international women’s human rights from the Georgetown University Law Center and participate in additional professional development programming. The LAWA Program has trained over 70 LAWA Fellows from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. LAWA alumnae now serve as judges, parliamentarians, law professors, founders and directors of non-profit organizations, public interest lawyers, and other influential positions, where they continue to advance women’s human rights throughout Africa.





Julia L. Ernst

Visiting Associate Professor of Law

Executive Director, Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa Fellowship Program

Georgetown University Law Center

600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 5024A

Washington, DC 20001

www.law.georgetown.edu/wlppfp