Seminar today in Brussels: Fish before Peace?
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Tuesday 16 November, 14:30 - 16:00, in the European Parliament. 
Speakers: former UN envoy Francesco Bastagli, Law Professor Carlos Ruiz Miguel and Saharawi human rights defender Aminetu Haidar. 
For access badges, please send complete name, nationality and date of birth to coordinator@wsrw.org.

Published 11 November 2010

The seminar is co-hosted by Western Sahara Resource Watch and the European Parliament's Intergroup for Western Sahara.

Chairs:
Ivo Vajgl (ALDE)
Raül Romeva i Rueda (Greens/EFA)

Speakers:
Francesco Bastagli, former Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations
Carlos Ruis Miguel, Law Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela
Aminetu Haidar, Saharawi human rights defender

In order to obtain an entry badge, please send complete name, date of birth and nationality to coordinator@wsrw.org or ivo.vajgl-office@europarl.europa.eu.



 

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