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SUMMARY:CGHR Research Group: &quot\;A murdered journalist and the puncturi
 ng of a culture of impunity in Burkina Faso: the pursuit of justice for No
 rbert Zongo&quot\; - Dr. Thomas Probert\, CGHR Research Associate
DTSTART:20171113T130000Z
DTEND:20171113T140000Z
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CONTACT:Babak Mohammadzadeh
DESCRIPTION:At the end of October 2017 French authorities acted on a six-m
 onth-old international arrest warrant issued by a judge in Ouagadougou and
  at Charles de Gaulle arrested the brother of the former President of Burk
 ina Faso. Francois Compaoré was wanted in connection with a recently re-o
 pened inquiry into the murder\, in 1998\, of renowned Burkinabè journalis
 t Norbert Zongo\, an event which precipitated unprecedented mass mobilisat
 ion on the streets\, with the population "thirsty for justice". In this pr
 esentation\, Thomas Probert—who has for the past three years been resear
 ching the impact of national commissions of inquiry in Africa—will intro
 duce the Government's response\, its reception\, work\, and impact\, and t
 hen trace the way in which this marked the beginning of a two-decade-long 
 process of insisting upon justice for a flagrant violation of the right to
  life.
LOCATION: Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB
 3 9DT
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