Sep
27
Tuesday
from 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Freedom House
1850 M Street Northwest, Floor 11, Washington, DC 20036, USA (map)
Freedom House and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area
invite you to
Advancing Human Rights: The United Nations and China
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Freedom House
1850 M Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20036
Register Now
Please join us for a candid discussion on how the United Nations can support human rights in China: What impact is the UN having on China’s human rights situation? Are the special rapporteurs, Universal Periodic Review process, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights making a difference? How is the Chinese government responding to the work of the UN on Human Rights in China? And how can the UN address China’s human rights situation more effectively?
Welcome Remarks
Ambassador Donald T. Bliss (ret)
President, UNA-NCA
Participants
Dr. Yang Jianli
President, Initiatives for China
Dr. Xiao R. Li
Independent Scholar
Dr. Sophie Richardson
China Director, Human Rights Watch
Moderator
Dr. Mark P. Lagon
Distinguished Senior Scholar and Centennial Fellow
Edmond A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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invite you to
Advancing Human Rights: The United Nations and China
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Freedom House
1850 M Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20036
Register Now
Please join us for a candid discussion on how the United Nations can support human rights in China: What impact is the UN having on China’s human rights situation? Are the special rapporteurs, Universal Periodic Review process, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights making a difference? How is the Chinese government responding to the work of the UN on Human Rights in China? And how can the UN address China’s human rights situation more effectively?
Welcome Remarks
Ambassador Donald T. Bliss (ret)
President, UNA-NCA
Participants
Dr. Yang Jianli
President, Initiatives for China
Dr. Xiao R. Li
Independent Scholar
Dr. Sophie Richardson
China Director, Human Rights Watch
Moderator
Dr. Mark P. Lagon
Distinguished Senior Scholar and Centennial Fellow
Edmond A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
WATCH LIVE