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Description:Excerpt from Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (chair of the subcommittee) presiding. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. Good morning, the subcommittee will come to order. I would first like to welcome and extend our appreciation to all of you for being here today, especially to the panelists who will give us their insight about the human rights situation in Africa. We have kept a very busy schedule in the last month. Among other things, we have had two regional briefings and a separate executive session focusing on the United States military operations in Somalia. Today, however, we are changing gears a bit to focus on an issue which strikes at the very core of democratic values and beliefs, and this is human rights. Nearly two-thirds of the African countries are in a transitional stage. They are replacing autocratic governments with democratic institutions. However, civil strife and activities of extremist movements continue to foment terror and despair throughout many regions of the continent. The total disregard for human rights of a few is endangering the progress that has been made thus far by many African nations. These individuals do not realize that protection of and respect for these basic natural rights is a prerequisite to a stable and equitable form of government and without this guarantee democracy cannot flourish. It is within this context, then, that I would like to introduce our first speaker, John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The Secretary served as vice president of Harvard University from 1984 to 1993 where he also taught human rights and civil liberties law at Harvard Law School. Previously, he was executive director of the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union where he had also served as national counsel. Secretary Shattuck has held numerous other positions in the field of human rights advocacy, among these vice chair of the U.S. section of Amnesty International and as an executive committee member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. He has been honored on numerous occasions for his dedication and contributions to civil liberties and human rights. We are pleased to have him join us today. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (chair of the subcommittee) presiding. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen. Good morning, the subcommittee will come to order. I would first like to welcome and extend our appreciation to all of you for being here today, especially to the panelists who will give us their insight about the human rights situation in Africa. We have kept a very busy schedule in the last month. Among other things, we have had two regional briefings and a separate executive session focusing on the United States military operations in Somalia. Today, however, we are changing gears a bit to focus on an issue which strikes at the very core of democratic values and beliefs, and this is human rights. Nearly two-thirds of the African countries are in a transitional stage. They are replacing autocratic governments with democratic institutions. However, civil strife and activities of extremist movements continue to foment terror and despair throughout many regions of the continent. The total disregard for human rights of a few is endangering the progress that has been made thus far by many African nations. These individuals do not realize that protection of and respect for these basic natural rights is a prerequisite to a stable and equitable form of government and without this guarantee democracy cannot flourish. It is within this context, then, that I would like to introduce our first speaker, John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The Secretary served as vice president of Harvard University from 1984 to 1993 where he also taught human rights and civil liberties law at Harvard Law School. Previously, he was executive director of the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union where he had also served as national counsel. Secretary Shattuck has held numerous other positions in the field of human rights advocacy, among these vice chair of the U.S. section of Amnesty International and as an executive committee member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. He has been honored on numerous occasions for his dedication and contributions to civil liberties and human rights. We are pleased to have him join us today. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives: One Hundred Fourth Congress; First Session; February 22, 1995 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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