Freedom Forum 2020 hosted by Advocates of Silenced Turkey (CANCELLED)
Mar 24 2020
WHEN:
Mar 24, 2020 at 8:00am
WHERE:
Ballroom
CONTACT INFO:
Ann Winter
MORE INFO:
Meeting
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by The National Press Club. Inquiries should be directed to the contact above.
Event Cancelled
Freedom Forum 2020 hosted by Advocates of Silenced Turkey is a unique convention for human rights activists, intellectuals, and policy makers focused on human rights violations in Turkey. The conference will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 8AM-5PM at @PressClubDC featuring Enes Kanter as the Host Committee Chair. Confirmed speakers include Rabia Chaudry, NYT Bestselling Author; Katrina Lantos Swett, President of Lantos Foundation for Human Rights; and David Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-Building and Rights, Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University. Participants and experts will not only learn about the ongoing violations and persecutions in Turkey but also be able to develop strategies and recommendations for the Turkish government and international human rights community to end these grave violations through panels, discussions, and networking opportunities.
Panel Sessions will include: Freedom of Speech and Expression; Collapse of Rule of Law; Shift from Democratization Towards Authoritarianism in Turkey; Power, Political Violence, and Violations of Minority Rights; and Women's Rights and Prisoners of Conscience. For more information please visit:
www.twitter.com/silencedturkey
www.facebook.com/silencedturkey