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Human Rights Defenders on the Front Lines of Freedom

A Panel Discussion with Yuri Dzhibladze (Russia)—President of the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights, Moscow, Russia; Gustavo Gallón (Colombia)—Director of the Colombian Commission ofJurists, Bogotá, Colombia;Nozima Kamalova (Uzbekistan)—Legal Aid Society, Tashkent, UzbekistanVideo of this event is now available.

Date & Time

Wednesday
Jun. 8, 2005
2:00pm – 3:30pm ET

Overview

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This event is cosponsored by the Carter Center and Human Rights First.

Even as the promotion of democracy and the rule of law receive increased attention from both the Bush administration and Congress, those on the front lines of defending human rights and civil liberties often face heightened challenges in their home countries.

Human rights defenders are especially well suited to address how advancing human rights and democracy contributes to, rather than undermines, effective counter-terrorism policies. Prominent human rights defenders from Russia, Uzbekistan, Colombia, and Egypt will address the human rights consequences of the fight against terrorism and the principal challenges they face in each of their countries.

Among the key issues to be addressed are the following:

  • New opportunities and innovative models of collaboration to advance the promotion of human rights and democracy;
  • The impact of the "war on terror" on civil liberties and on the protection of human rights defenders;
  • The causes and effects of crackdowns on human rights organizations and other activist groups, including recent examples in Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe;
  • Means of developing and advancing specific recommendations to enhance the protection of human rights defenders while combating extremists opposed to human rights and the rule of law.

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Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.  Read more

Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  Read more

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