Press Advisory: Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and DemocracyApr 15, 2009 Press Advisory
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What:
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Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy
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When:
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April 19, one day before the so-called Durban Review conference in Geneva
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Where:
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Who:
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Angela Wu, International Law Director will be moderating a panel from 16:30 to 18:00 entitled: Session IV: Freedom of Expression and "Defamation of Religion"
UDHR Art. 18: Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
UDHR Art. 19: Right to freedom of opinion and expression
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Why:
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The Becket Fund is co-hosting this event. It has also been a leading voice in the “defamation of religions” debate delivering several interventions before the Human Rights Council (click here for an intervention from the 2009 session and click here for a relevant intervention from 2006.) The Becket Fund has also testified before various governmental bodies, non-governmental bodies and the press.
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To register: The entire day summit will be broadcast live at www.genevasummit.org. To register, send an email to webcast@genevasummit.org, with "Register" in the subject line. To attend in person, please register at http://www.genevasummit.org/registration.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non governmental organization with consultative status before the United Nations and a non-profit public interest law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. Ms. Wu is on the governing Bureau of the UN’s NGO committee on freedom of religion or belief.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact L. Bennett Graham, Becket Fund representative to the UN., cell +1.202.412.6542 or contact Kristina Arriaga at karriaga@becketfund.org or cell +1.703.582.8962. Resources & Documents
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