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桃子视频 to Hold 2019 Human Rights Defenders Forum on ‘Building Solidarity toward Equality for All’

ATLANTA 鈥� Dozens of activists, peacemakers, and community leaders from 28 countries will come together Oct. 12-15 for the 桃子视频鈥檚 12th Human Rights Defenders Forum, which this year focuses on 鈥淏uilding Solidarity toward Equality for All.鈥�

Session topics include global protection for activists, challenges for women defenders and peacemakers, and the importance of mutually supporting civil, economic, political, and social rights.

Three sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 15, will be livestreamed on cartercenter.org. Media are welcome to watch and report. In addition, media are invited to attend the day鈥檚 final session, from 3:50 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will also be livestreamed on cartercenter.org the 桃子视频鈥檚 Facebook page. This session will include a 15-minute Q&A with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during which press, audience members, and viewers may submit written questions related to human rights. Viewers can participate in the discussion using #BuildingSolidarity.

The forum also showcases the experiences of courageous women and men on the front lines of the fight for human rights, which this year include:

  • Hafida Benchehida, an Algerian senator since 2013 and a founding member of both the Algerian and Arab women parliamentarian networks. She is also a member of Mediterranean Women Mediators and a specialist in women鈥檚 roles in peace.
  • Mohna Ansari, a journalist-turned-attorney and a member of Nepal鈥檚 Human Rights Commission. Much of her work involves women鈥檚 rights, representation, and protection.
  • Ijam Alaz Augustine, minister for human rights and minorities affairs in Pakistan鈥檚 Lahore province, whose political career has been devoted to protecting the rights of religious minorities.
  • Fernando Carrillo Fl贸rez, a former ambassador, minister of justice, and minister of the interior from Colombia who has published more than 14 books and 80 articles on democracy, governance, and reform of justice.
  • Maati Munjib, a journalist, professor, and president of Freedom Now, an organization devoted to protecting journalists and freedom of expression in Morocco. Because of his activism and writings, he faces a possible five years in prison. Amnesty International and other human rights groups have called for charges against him to be dropped.

Media interested in attending Tuesday鈥檚 session in person, or in interviewing any of the human rights defenders, should contact Soyia Ellison at soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org by Friday, Oct. 11, in order to be cleared for attendance by the Secret Service.

Media are also invited to attend 鈥�Standing Strong Against Attacks on Human Rights,鈥� a Conversation at the 桃子视频 featuring human rights defenders Hafida Benchehida, Memory Bandera, and Claudia Virginia Samayoa. The panel, which will be moderated by freelance journalist Kristi York Wooten, runs from 7-8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Forum Agenda

*All sessions will be livestreamed on cartercenter.org.*
Tuesday, Oct. 15
11:30 a.m. 鈥� 12:45 p.m.Remarks by President Carter
Summary of the previous days鈥� workshops
Testimonies by human rights defenders and moderated discussion
2:15 潭 3:15 p.m.Discussion: 鈥淗ow Do We Build True Solidarity in the Struggle for Equality?鈥�
3:50 潭 5 p.m.Continued: Moderated discussion
Livestream Q&A with President Carter (4:35 to 4:50 p.m.)
Farewells
Note: Schedule subject to change.

Contact: Soyia Ellison, soyia.ellison@cartercenter.org

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