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National Bar Association President Clyde Bailey speaks at 10th Anniversary
Celebration of South African Human Rights Day on March 22, 2004
The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa invited President Bailey to
give opening remarks prior to a panel discussion on Human Rights and
Constitutionalism in South Africa: Ten Years Later.
This historic event, held at Howard University, was hosted by Ambassador
Horace Dawson, Director of the Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center
and included such distinguished scholars on human rights as Professor
Richard Thornell, Howard University Law School, Ms. Nobayeni Dladla,
Embassy of South Africa, Professor Ziyad Motala, Howard University School
of law, and Professor R T. Nhlapo, Deputy South Africa Ambassador.
In his remarks, President Bailey indicated that the “National Bar
Association…is one of many NGOs that have reached out to the new leaders
of South Africa based on shared and common interest and experience in
human rights and civil rights.” Bailey also emphasized that “We [African
American lawyers] share a common and unshakable bond with South Africans
who steadfastly advocate for human and civil rights in a society that
values the Rule of Law.”
The National Bar Association, founded in 1925, is the nation’s oldest and
largest association of attorneys of color, representing a professional
network of over 20,000 lawyers, judges, educators and law students.
President Bailey’s complete statement as well as other information
concerning the National Bar Association is available at
www.nationalbar.org.
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