Defending Human Rights in the Philippines

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Events starts: October 26, 2009 – 5:30 pm
Event ends: October 26, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Location: Amnesty International USA in Washington, DC

Defending Human Rights in the Philippines

A Conversation with Leading Legal and Legislative Advocates

October 26, 2009
5:30 PM
Amnesty International USA
600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, 5th floor
Washington, DC 20003

To RSVP e-mail katarungan@comcast.net

Featuring:

Congressman Neri Colmenares
PL-Bayan Muna
Former Secretary General of the National Union of Peoples'
Lawyers (NUPL) and organizer of the Counsels for the
Defense of Liberties (CODAL)

Rex Fernandez
Legal counsel of Karapatan: Alliance for
the Advancement of Peoples' Rights
Counsel to Melissa Roxas, the first US citizen during the
Obama administration to have been abducted,
illegally detained, and tortured in the Philippines

Sponsored by:
Katarungan: Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights in the Philippines
International Labor Rights Forum
Amnesty International

To RSVP e-mail katarungan@comcast.net