On December 6th, as part of the 16 Days Campaign for the elimination of gender based violence, the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights in partnership with the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies will host heroic Iranian women's rights activist Shaparak Shajarizadeh.
Arrested multiple times for her leadership in calling for greater liberties for women, Shajarizadeh was recently arrested again in late February 2018 for removing her headscarf to protest compulsory hijab laws. Sentenced to 20 years in prison, she fled to Canada where she is now living in exile. Named by BBC as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women around the world for 2018, Shaparak Shajarizadeh has become one of the leading figures of women’s rights in Iran.
Date:
December 6, 2018
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EST
Location:
1250 Guy St, FB 804, Montreal QC, H3H 2L3
Refreshments will be served.
