Refugees as a Weapon of War
Johnpaul Agaba
Thursday, 04 Apr 2019 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Johnpaul Agaba is a Ugandan lawyer and visiting Fulbright scholar teaching global health at the College of Saint Rose, NY, and Regis College, MA. He will discuss the significance of and role refugees have played in the geopolitics of East and Central Africa from pre-colonial tribal wars, to the colonial era of foreign African mercenary fighters, to the current use of refugees in Uganda as spies in proxy wars in Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda and Sudan. Agaba has over 15 years of experience working with USAID programs on HIV/AIDS, gender issues, and legal advocacy for forced migrants from the Greatlakes region of East and Central Africa. He is a founding member of Refugee Advocacy for Development, a nonprofit providing legal advocacy for forced migrants in Uganda.Cosponsored By:
- African and African American Studies Program
- Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- International Studies Program
- Political Science
- Women's and Gender Studies Program
- World Languages and Cultures
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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