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On Aug 25, 9:07 pm, [email protected] wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Morry Hermón from the School of Social Welfare <[email protected]> > > Dear School of Social Welfare alumni, faculty, staff and friends. On > September 14th, esteemed alumna Mu Sochua will be giving the 2009 Friedlander > Lecture at 4pm in Boalt Hall. > > For those of you who live or work in San Francisco and can’t make it to the > Berkeley campus on a Monday afternoon, Mu Sochua will also be giving a public > talk at the World Affairs Council of Northern California on Thursday, > September 17th at 6pm, located in downtown San Francisco. The event is free > to SSW alumni. > > Please join us there or pass this link along to your SF colleagues who might > be interesting in attending:http://www.itsyourworld.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2572 > > Mu Sochua, Member of Cambodian Parliament and Women’s Human Rights Advocate > > Thursday, September 17th > 6pm - 7pm > The World Affairs Council Auditorium > 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200 > (between Bush and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco) > > Title: > > Cambodian Democracy and Human Rights under Siege: One Woman's Fight > > Description: > > The UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare proudly presents alumna Mu Sochua > (MSW ’81) — opposition leader, social worker, and women's rights advocate — > for the 2009 Walter Friedlander Memorial Lecture on > Monday September 14th, at 4pm. Sochua will discuss her years battling sex > trafficking, domestic violence against women, government corruption and land > grabs in Cambodia, and the court case that has now attracted the attention of > the UN High Commission on Human Rights. > > One of the most outspoken members of the Cambodian parliament, Mu Sochua has > taken on the Prime Minister in a test of her country’s legal system. In a > series of events that began last year, over the summer Mu Sochua had her > parliamentary immunity stripped and faced trial without legal representation > (her lawyer was threatened by Prime Minister Hun Sen to drop his client or be > disbarred). > > Hers is one of at least six cases in which the Cambodian government is > currently using the courts to silence opposition leaders, journalists and > human rights groups, reports the Asian Human Rights Commission. According to > UC Berkeley Law School faculty member Stephen Golub, “Sochua's battle is > important in and of itself, but also resonates far beyond Cambodia. It has > important implications for US foreign policy and for development aid provided > by our country and many others. > > To read more about this issue, you can read two recent articles in the > Washington Post and the New York Times. > > Mu Sochua originally served as a member of Prime Minister Hun Sen's cabinet > but left the position after witnessing government corruption; she is now a > senior member of the Sam Rainsy Party. A former minister of women's affairs, > in 2005 she was nominated20for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with women > trapped in the Cambodian and Thai sex trade. In 2007, UC Berkeley Chancellor > Robert Birgeneau presented Sochua with the prestigious Elise and Walter A. > Haas International Award for her distinguished record of service to her > people and country. > > The World Affairs Council is located near the Montgomery Bart Station and the > Sutter-Stockton Garage. > > For more information, please contact Morry Hermón, Director of Development, > UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare at (510) 643-5433, or e-mail > [email protected] > > Copyright © 2009 UC Regents. All rights reserved. > Update Email Preferences | Tell A Friend | Unsubscribe- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
