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On 6/26/2009 1:02:16 PM Commander Kathleen Duignan, Office of Legal Counsel wrote
From 5-19 June 2009, I had the opportunity and privilege to be part of a U.S. Africa Command and Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) legal team that traveled to Libreville, Gabon, Port Gentil, Gabon, and Sao Tome Island, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, to meet with current and future leaders of the Gabonese navy and the Santomean coast guard and to assist in presenting seminars on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
The legal team and attendees discussed topics such as Respect for Civilian Control of the Military, the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. Presenters and participants learned from each other during the open and frank discussions in each session.
Unfortunately, the seminar in Libreville, Gabon was unable to proceed as originally scheduled. Gabon's President of 41 years, President Omar Bongo Ondimba, passed away just before the seminar in Libreville was scheduled to begin. This seminar will be rescheduled in accordance with and respect for the 30-day period the citizens of Gabon are observing to mourn their late-President.
For photos of the event, view the following links:
Commander Kathleen Duignan (left) and U.S. Navy Commander Elisabeth Jones, Judge Advocate General's Corps (right), pose for a photo with Santomean Coast Guard members. http://www.africom.mil/file.asp?HR=2&ID=20090626124443
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