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Voices From Congo: The Road Ahead [1]

07/26/2011 09:30
07/26/2011 12:00
America/New York
Location: 
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024

July 26, 9:30 a.m. – noon

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Helena Rubinstein Auditorium
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024

The stakes for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the coming months are very high, not only for the country but also for the region. Preparations for elections scheduled for November are inadequate, political intimidation and violence are increasing, and human rights violations continue.

Please RSVP by July 22 [2]

Welcome

  • Ben Affleck, Eastern Congo Initiative (via video)

Panel I: Assessing the Human Rights Situation

  • Gwen Ifill (moderator), PBS NewsHour
  • Scott Campbell, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Abbé Benoit Kinalegu, Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
  • Catherine Kathungu, Association des Femmes Juristes pour les Droits de la Femme
  • Anneke Van Woudenberg, Human Rights Watch

Panel II: Elections: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Colum Lynch (moderator), Washington Post
  • Barrie Freeman, National Democratic Institute
  • Dismas Kitenge, Groupe Lotus
  • Donat M’Baya, Journalistes en Danger

Featured Speakers

  • The Honorable Richard Durbin, U.S. Senate
  • Cindy McCain, Eastern Congo Initiative
Source URL: http://www.ndi.org/node/17724

Links:
[1] http://www.ndi.org/node/17724
[2] http://www.cvent.com/events/voices-from-congo-the-road-ahead/invitation-a431931d5c9b4bcfb31400e3611810cc.aspx