From: mtoups@andrew.cmu.edu
Date: Tue Feb 19 2002 - 14:38:55 EST
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"Civilians were rounded up, in groups or in lines, and then taken
individually to a pounding block in the village where their hands, arms or
legs were cut with a machete... Men were then ordered to rape members of
their own family. If they refused, their arms were cut off and the women
were raped by rebel forces, often in front of their husbands...."
-Amnesty International Annual Report 2000, Sierra Leone
On February 25th, 7pm, Amnesty International, CMU is sponsoring
a panel of speakers in the McConomy Auditorium on the issue of
"Confronting the Terror: The Human Rights Crisis in Sierra Leone"
The speakers will speak on such topics as:
1) their own experiences in Sierra Leone
2) the history of the nation
3) ways to restore human rights and ensure a lasting peace in Sierra Leone
4) the humanitarian crisis and relief efforts
Speakers:
Dr. Edda Fields, CMU History Professor
Mr. Doug Brooks, President, International Peace Operations Association
Mr. Ahmed Sherif, President, Cotten Tree Asssociation of Sierra Leone
For more information, contact amnesty@andrew.cmu.edu
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Location Information:
McConomy Auditorium is on the 1st floor of the University Center, on the
Carnegie Mellon University Campus (412-268-2107). To get to the campus by
car follow:
From the East:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 57, Pittsburgh/Monroeville.
Follow Interstate 376 West to Exit 7, Edgewood/Swissvale.
Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the end of the ramp).
Continue to the Forbes Avenue -inter-section. (Frick Park will be on the
left). Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow Forbes Avenue approximately
three miles to campus. Immediately at the -intersection of Forbes -Avenue
and Beeler Street, turn left into the parking garage on campus.
Driving from the West/North:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to Exit 28, Perry Highway.
Follow Interstate 79 South to 279 South (Exit 72).
Follow signs and go over the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/ Oakland.
Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through the
Oakland business district to campus. Immediately at the intersection of
Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the parking garage on
campus.
Driving from the South:
Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North -(Pittsburgh).
Follow 279 North toward Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto
the Fort Pitt Bridge. Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and
follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville. Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes
Avenue/ Oakland.
Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through the
Oakland -business district to campus. Immediately at the intersection of
Forbes -Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the parking garage on
campus.
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