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Solidarity with the Persecuted
The IRF Summit 2022 will include a short in-person program on Monday, June 27th, entitled “In Solidarity with the Persecuted,” that will feature 2-minute testimonials from representatives of communities who are the victims of genocide, as well as expert input on the prevention of genocide. Pari Ibrahim, Founder and Executive director of the Free Yezidi Foundation. Wai Wai Nu, Director and Founder of Women’s Peace Network, Rushan Abbas Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Campaign for Uyghurs. This is a critical program about one of the most severe issues facing religious freedom in the world – the genocide of entire groups of people.
Including remarks by:
– Beth Van Schaack (U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice)
– Naomi Kikoler (Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide)
– Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett (President, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice)
– Sam Brownback (U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, 2018-21)
Event Timing: Monday, June 27, 2022 at 4pm EST
Event Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Gold Room 2168, Capitol Hill