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SUMMARY:Unlawful Killings in Africa: Launch of a CGHR Study for the UN Spe
 cial Rapporteur on extrajudicial\, summary or arbitrary executions - Prof.
  Christof Heyns\, UN Special Rapporteur
DTSTART:20140619T140000Z
DTEND:20140619T150000Z
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CONTACT:Thomas J.W. Probert
DESCRIPTION:In 2013\, the Special Rapporteur initiated a study into the in
 cidence of unlawful killings in Africa\, designed to guide his future acti
 vity\, both in terms of thematic reporting\, country-visits\, and the sear
 ch for actionable entry-points.  Anecdotal evidence suggests that the righ
 t to life is severely threatened on the African continent\, however very l
 ittle systematic information is available to support this contention.  Eff
 orts to curb the loss of life are often ad hoc and those with the potentia
 l or mandate to make a difference sometime lack a clear picture from which
  to determine priorities. \n\nCGHR convened an interdisciplinary "Research
  Team":http://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/research_themes/right_to_life/unlaw
 ful-killings-in-africa from across the University to conduct a broad revie
 w of the extent of unlawful killings in Africa.  The team collated informa
 tion from news and NGO reporting\, as well as examining structural and soc
 ietal causes of such killings.  The objective was to provide an overview o
 f the state of the right to life on the continent and a guide to those wor
 king in the field.\n\nThe findings of this Research Team will now be launc
 hed as a CGHR publication\, entitled _Unlawful Killings in Africa_. This s
 tudy will include separate chapters on different forms of unlawful killing
 \, including excessive use of force\, election-related violence\, mob-just
 ice\, and armed conflict.  The Special Rapporteur will give a key-note add
 ress highlighting the importance of the subject for the future direction o
 f his work and drawing on specific examples.  The session will offer an op
 portunity for those working either on issues of violence from a thematic p
 erspective\, or those working specifically on Africa to exchange views wit
 h a practitioner leading the drive to put the right to life higher on the 
 global agenda.
LOCATION:Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
 CB3 9DT
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