‘Profits before People’:
Human rights and the Scramble for Minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the ethical, legal and political challenges
Friday 18 April 2008, 6.30-9:30 pm
At the Human Rights Action Centre, 17- 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
v An evening of film, debate and music in support of RAID’s work
v Promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and enjoyable event which will explore the role of multinational companies in the exploitation of Africa’s natural resources and its legal, political and ethical consequences
v Screening of a 30-minute, award-winning Australian documentary ‘The Kilwa Incident’ about the role of big business in a massacre in the Congo
v Mark Lawson (BBC presenter and Guardian columnist) will chair a debate with panellists: Joan Smith (writer and Independent columnist), Richard Hermer (a leading human rights lawyer),Jeremy Carver(Clifford Chance and Transparency International), and Patricia Feeney (Executive Director of RAID)
v Live music by ‘Uusikuu’: an up-and-coming Finnish Tango band, with a growing fan-base throughout Europe.
RAID is an Oxford-based not-for-profit organisation that works to promote human rights and responsible corporate behaviour, particularly in Africa. For more information visit RAID’s website: www.raid-uk.org.
Tickets £20 available at: www.wegottickets.com/event/28017 or on the door.
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