Launch report 'A Place in the Sun'

The current state of the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe is still worrying. Lawyers and judges are suppressed or bribed by the government. Human rights and international treaties are not respected and violations are occurring frequently.

This is the conclusion of the report ‘A Place in the Sun’ of Lawyers without Borders, the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, which will be presented on October 29 at Koster Lawyers in Haarlem.

The report ‘A Place in the Sun’ is the result of a special observation mission of Lawyers without Borders and other organizations. This mission examined current state of affairs concerning the Rule of Law in Zimbabwe. The report made some recommendations which the Zimbabwe-project group of Lawyers without Borders are now trying to work with.

On 29 October 2010 the report will be presented during a meeting of Lawyers without Borders at Koster Lawyers in Haarlem. During the meeting different speakers will discuss the work of Lawyers without Borders as well as the current situation in Zimbabwe. Special guest is Chris Mhike, lawyer and human rights activist in Zimbabwe.

Agenda:

13.30 uur Reception and Lunch
14.00 uur Introduction Hans Gaasbeek (Lawyer in Haarlem and Board Member Lawyers without Borders) about the report “A Place in the Sun”;
14.15 uur Presentation Margot Span (Lawyer in Haarlem) about the aims and plans of the Zimbabwe-projectgroup;
14.30 uur Hans Gaasbeek interviews Chris Mhike, lawyer in Zimbabwe;
15.00 uur Hugo Knoppert of Zimbabwe Watch gives an update about the current situation in Zimbabwe;
15.15 uur Malon Krans (Lawyer in Amsterdam and board member Lawyers withour Borders) explains about the “Protection of children’s rights in detention”- project in Suriname;
15.30 uur Closure.

Address: Köster Advocaten N.V., Dreef 22, Haarlem

You are kindly asked to register for this event by sending an email to tijl@kadv.nl.