Honoring Gay McDougall

This blog has been honored to have posted contributions by Gay McDougall.  Professor McDougall is a recognized human rights scholar and activist who has served in various positions for the United Nations.  She is known for her international advocacy against racial discrimination, including her leadership in the anti-apartheid movement in the U.S.

On Thursday September 3rd, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will honor Ms. McDougall’s work through a scheduled webinar.  The announcement states:

“Ms. McDougall has served in several critical roles at the United Nations advancing the rights of minority groups worldwide. She was the first UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues, the Special Rapporteur on the issue of systematic rape and sexual slavery practices in armed conflict for the UN Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, and most recently, the Vice Chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.  In honoring Ms. McDougall, this webinar will also examine how activists, academics, and U.S. civil society can use United Nations mechanisms to hold the United States to account for enduring racial injustices and inequities. As racism and xenophobia continue to blight the lives of millions of people in the US and elsewhere, the demand for innovative and additional United Nations action grows louder.  “

To register, please click here.