We Invite You to a Special Event
PHOTO EXHIBITION + PANEL:
Monday, September 23, 2019
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Freedom House
1850 M St NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
A light lunch will be provided.
Join Freedom House and Venezuelan human rights defenders from Defiende Venezuela, Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, and Foro Penal for a special photo exhibition and panel shedding light on the human rights emergency currently unfolding in Venezuela.
Opening remarks will be delivered by Freedom House President Michael J. Abramowitz, and the event will be moderated by Deborah Ullmer, the Regional Director for Freedom House’s Latin America and the Caribbean programs.
Photo Exhibition: Victims of the Dictatorship in Venezuela
Presented by Juan Rodrigo Diamanti, President of Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, an NGO that promotes human rights, artistic expression, and freedom from authoritarian rule in Venezuela.
Panelists
Precautionary Measures for the Protection of Members of the National Assembly in Venezuela
Génesis Dávila – Executive Director, Defiende Venezuela, an organization that processes human rights cases and raises awareness of the Inter-American-Human Rights system.
Systematic Patterns of Political Persecution
Alfredo Romero – Executive Director, Foro Penal Venezuela, an organization that utilizes its network of lawyers and human rights defenders to provide pro-bono legal protection for victims of arbitrary detentions.
Issues of Freedom Of Speech in Venezuela
Edison Lanza – Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
Important Notes for Our Guests:
- This event is by invitation-only, and invitations are nontransferable. Please bring a valid form of identification to present upon your arrival at the check-in table.
- As space is limited and there is a maximum capacity for this event, we kindly request that guests arrive 15 minutes early to allow for check in.
- We will have translation services available. Please use the "Add-Ons" section of this registration page to indicate if you will require English-Spanish or Spanish-English simultaneous interpretation service or devices.
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