Freedom House and the Council on Foreign Relations Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable
Invite You To:
Freedom in the World 2013 Launch
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
at
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F St., NW
Washington DC, 20006
Please join us as we release the findings of Freedom in the World 2013, the latest edition of Freedom House’s annual assessment of political and civil rights. This event will feature an in-depth discussion of advances and setbacks in freedom over the past year and the challenges these trends pose for American foreign policy.
Watch the event live, starting at 1:30 p.m. EST, on January 16:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David J. Kramer, President, Freedom House
Mark P. Lagon, Adjunct Senior Fellow chairing the Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable, Council on Foreign Relations
Overview of Freedom in the World 2013 Findings
Arch Puddington, Vice President for Research, Freedom House
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Jill Dougherty, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CNN
Participants:
Larry Diamond, Professor and Senior Fellow – Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Tamara Wittes, Director and Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution
This meeting is made possible through the generous support of the Robina Foundation.
To RSVP, click here.
To follow the discussion of Freedom in the World 2013 online, use Twitter hashtag #FIW.
To learn more about the Freedom in the World report and see previous editions of the report, click here.
Please contact info@freedomhouse.org with any additional questions.