Human Rights Advocacy: Skills-Building Workshops with Jared Genser, Paula Schriefer, Yves Bennaim

Jared Genser, international human rights lawyer, and Paula Schriefer, former Vice President for Global Programs at Freedom House, lead a human rights skills-building workshop at the 2nd Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks.

 

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