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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Patricia Allen Lecture\, which is part of the Ann
 ie Macdonald Langstaff Workshops series\, with Radhika Coomaraswamy  in co
 nversation with DCL candidates Vishakha Wijenakaye and Luisa Castaneda-Qui
 ntana. Professor Shauna Van Praagh will act as moderator. This year's them
 e for the Annie Macdonald Langstaff Workshops series is “Mothers-in-law”: 
 Intergenerational Dialogues on Women and Human Rights\, and is organized i
 n collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.\n\nA
 bout the speaker\n\nRadhika Coomaraswamy is a lawyer\, diplomat\, and huma
 n rights advocate. She is a graduate of the United Nations International S
 chool in New York. She received aBA from Yale University\, a JD from Colum
 bia University\, an LLM from Harvard University\, and honorary PhDs from A
 mherst College\, the University of Edinburgh\, the University of Essex\, a
 nd the University of Leuven.\n\nRadhika Coomaraswamy served as the Chairpe
 rson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (2003-2006). She was the fir
 st Special Rapporteur on violence against women (1994-2003). She was also 
 a former Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children a
 nd Armed Conflict (2006-2012).\n\nIn 2005\, the ɬ�﷬ Faculty of Law reco
 gnized her with the Centre for Human rights and Legal Pluralism's Litvack 
 Award\, during which she gave as speech titled 'The Struggle for Human Rig
 hts - A Personal Story.'\n\nIn 2014\, Ms. Coomaraswamy was appointed by th
 e UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as lead author on the Global Study on t
 he implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325\, on Women\, Peace\, and Securit
 y. More recently\, she was appointed as a member of the Independent Intern
 ational Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established by the United Nations 
 Human Rights Council (2007-2019).\n\nAbout the theme\n\nThe theme for the 
 2021-2022 Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshop series - “Mothers-in-Law: Int
 ergenerational Dialogues on Women and Human Rights” - underscores the valu
 e of conversation across generations for enriched knowledge and understand
 ing\, meaningful commitment to equality\, and inspired feminist action. As
  was the case in 2020-2021\, the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Plurali
 sm is co-sponsoring the Faculty of Law’s series dedicated to the memory of
  Annie MacDonald Langstaff\, the first woman to graduate in law from McGil
 l. Following the same format as last year\, women jurists who are leaders 
 and mentors in their respective fields of study and practice are invited t
 o engage in dialogue with women doctoral students associated with the Cent
 re. The intergenerational conversations will focus\, in turn\, on “Finding
  Voice”\, “Changing the Rules”\, “Confronting Violence”\, and “Caring for 
 our World”.\n
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LOCATION:Zoom: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84246217798
SUMMARY:Confronting Violence - Patricia Allen Lecture with Radhika Coomaras
 wamy
URL:/law/channels/event/confronting-violence-radhika-c
 oomaraswamy-333847
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