WOMEN IN ISLAM INC
&
CAIR-NY

Present

Lectures on Human Rights & Social Justice

COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT:
When Civilians Become Targets of War


The forum will address international law including UN resolutions dealing with the protection
of civilians, humanitarian law, and war crimes, focusing on the current situation in Lebanon
and drawing analysis from other similar conflicts. We will also have an eye-witness account from an American student who was evacuated one week after the war started in Lebanon.

Guests will include activists and representatives from human rights and humanitarian organizations.


SPEAKERS

  • STEPHEN MCINERNEY,Eye-Witness Account from American Student in Lebanon


  • KATE WEBER, UNICEF


  • HUMANITARIAN & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS


    The Interchurch Center
    475 Riverside Drive @ 120th Street
    (Entrance on Claremont Avenue) – Manhattan

    Friday, August 25, 2006

    6pm – 9 pm

    		•