2010 Human Rights Summit Online - 18-19 February

This Thursday and Friday an international summit on human rights will convene frontline activists from all over the world - including the Dalai Lama and others involved in human rights struggles in Iran, Russia, Uganda, and elsewhere.

The 2010 Washington Human Rights Summit: Affirming Fundamental Freedoms, in Washington, D.C. on February 17, 18 and 19, 2010 will bring together many of the new generation of dissidents and human rights advocates with U.S. policy makers, officials from other democratic governments, and influential figures from the world of media, think tanks, universities, NGOs, and human rights and freedom of expression activists. The summit will produce an action plan for the Obama Administration, other governments and multilateral institutions in defense of democratic values and fundamental human rights. It will also give government officials the opportunity to hear from activists currently engaged in frontline struggles for freedom and democracy.

Streamed live!

Program (see the summit website for the full program, including the list of participants)

Day 1, Thursday, Feb 18
11:30-1:00
Opening Panel- Global Challenges: Human Rights in Retreat?

1:00-2:30
Shackling the Defenders: Modern Threats to Freedom of Association

3:00-4:30
Silencing the Critics: Freedom of Expression under Fire

Day 2, Friday, Feb 19

12:00-1:30
Introductory Remarks

1:30-3:00
The Way Forward: Views from Civil Society

3:30-5:00
Affirming Fundamental Freedoms: The Role of Democracies