Uganda:Invitation to the Inaugural Beyond Juba distinguished lecture series

We are writing to invite you to join us in the upcoming inaugural Beyond Juba Distinguished Lecture Series, which will be held on Wednesday, 28 January, 2009 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at the Faculty of Law Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala.

Guest speaker Yasmin Sooka, Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) ofSouth Africa, will be delivering the first lecture in the series, 'Do Truth and Reconciliation Bodies Deliver?' A renowned international lawyer and human rights activist, she has served as a commissioner on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and an international observer to the Sierra Leone Truth Commission. Professor Joseph Kakooza, the chairman Uganda Law Reform Commission, will join Ms Sooka in this discussion.

The Beyond Juba Distinguished Lecture Series is a forum for eminent national and international leaders, academics and policy makers to share their knowledge and perspectives on leading issues related to the growing field of transitional justice. Designed to increase awareness of transitional justice policies and practices more broadly, this series offers an opportunity for university students and the Ugandan community to engage and share experiences with leaders who have participated in or contributed towards developing cutting-edge transitional justice policies and practices. Ultimately, the intention is to forge new paths towards embedding transitional justice in Uganda as a mechanism that could contribute towards creation of sustainable peace, while also stimulating and encouraging academic debate around the key transitional justice issues. The inaugural lecture will be held at Makerere University, but subsequent lectures will rotate to different university campuses throughout Uganda. The series is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).