A Symposium

Dr. David Bassiouni, The United Nations, New York City Stephen Kuol, Former Minister, South Sudan Sarah Cleto Rial, Sisters Keeper, Boston Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress, S. Sudan David Deng, Director, Research Department, South Sudan Law Society Jehanne Henry, Human Rights Watch Dr. Jok Madut Jok, Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University,

With

and an Executive Director of the Sudd Institute, South Sudan Dr. Amir Idris, Professor of African & Afr. Amer. Studies, Fordham University

The symposium will discuss some of the challenges of political reconciliation and justice in South Sudan. The speakers will offer a fresh vision and explore policy options for peace, democracy, and development in South Sudan. Outstanding academics, policy makers, and human rights activists from South Sudan will debate possible ways of addressing these pivotal issues. The symposium will conclude by offering possible alternative perspectives for an inclusive national and political reconciliation.
FREE and open to the public. Breakfast and Lunch will be served. RSVP recommended but not required. Please contact Dept. of African & African American Studies (212) 636-6360 or (718) 817-3745 email us at aaas@fordham.edu
The symposium is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, and the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham.