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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Practice: February 2012 Crisis in the Maldives\, 
 with Dr. Farahanaz Faizal\, Fmr High Commissioner to the United Kingdom - 
 Dr. Farahanaz Faizal\, Fmr High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
DTSTART:20120223T170000Z
DTEND:20120223T183000Z
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CONTACT:27576
DESCRIPTION:Following the controversial change of government in the Maldiv
 es on\n7thFebruary 2012\, the Centre of Governance and Human Rights is\nde
 lighted to\nhost a one-off Q&A session with the diplomat Dr. Farahanaz Fai
 zal on the\npractice of human rights\, and her own career in international
  relations.\n\n\nHer resignation this week\, in protest at the regime chan
 ge\, has attracted\ninternational press coverage\, with Dr. Faizal appeari
 ng on the BBC and Al\nJazeera to discuss the political crisis in the Maldi
 ves\, as well as\nallegations of police brutality and detention of opposit
 ion figures without\ncharge.\n\n\nThe Maldives is Asia’s youngest democr
 acy and a unique case study in\ncontemporary human rights in the developin
 g world. For more background on\nthe case\, and an interview with Dr. Faiz
 el:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgugmVkPXgU
LOCATION:SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
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