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To Be Confirmed
Chito Gascon
Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines
Fighting Oppression, Defending Human Rights with Taghi Rahmani, Antonietta Ledezma, Jared Genser, Chito Gascon
- On: Panel
- Summit(s): 2017
- Speaker: Taghi Rahmani, Antonietta Ledezma, Jared Genser, Chito Gascon
Speakers and Participants
Jared Genser
International human rights lawyer
Antonietta Ledezma
Daughter of imprisoned mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma
Taghi Rahmani
Journalist, former Iranian political prisoner, and husband of jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi
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