The First 100 Days: Bringing Human Rights Home - Human Rights Summit

January 14, 2009

Join the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other human rights advocates next Wednesday January 14th at The First 100 Days: Bringing Human Rights Home. This critical human rights summit will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in the Murrow/White/Lisagor Room at the National Press Club located at 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC. Representatives of key human rights organizations will come together to present their visions, plans and calls for the incoming Obama administration, particularly for the first 100 days of the new administration. The summit, sponsored by the CCR, will present perspectives and proposals from a broad spectrum of the human rights community. A series of three consecutive panels will be moderated by Annette Dickerson, Director of Education and Outreach. The following individuals and organizations will be speaking: Domestic Repression and Human Rights Ajamu Baraka, US Human Rights Network Caroline Fredrickson, American Civil Liberties Union Kareem Shora, American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee Mara Verheyden Hilliard, National Lawyers Guild and Partnership for Civil Justice Global Detention, Rendition and Torture Devon Chaffee, Human Rights First Matthew Daloisio, Witness Against Torture Jennifer Daskal, Human Rights Watch Demissie Abebe, Torture Abolition Survivors Support Coalition Vincent Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights Ending the Imperial Presidency Ajamu Baraka, US Human Rights Network Dalia Hashad, Amnesty International USA Sharon Bradford Franklin, Constitution Project Caroline Fredrickson, American Civil Liberties Union Vincent Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights