U of M to host event focused on African leaders, human rights & democracy in Africa
UMN News, MN - March 30, 2007

A panel "'The New Breed' of African Leaders and the Future of Human Rights and Democracy in Africa" will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 6, in Room 25, University of Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. The Humphrey Institute, the Law School and the Human Rights Center are proud to present this panel discussion event on African Leaders, the current state of Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, and U.S. Foreign Policy. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit http://www.hrusa.org/workshops/africanleaders or contact the Human Rights Center at (612) 626-0041 or humanrts@umn.edu.

The event is framed in the context of the expression, "the new breed of African leaders," coined by U.S. President Bill Clinton. This expression largely refers to late- and post-cold war African rebel leaders who come to power after long and bloody civil wars promising democracy and respect for human rights -- principally in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda ...