Advancing Democracy in Burma: New Challenges and Opportunities
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
On Sept. 19, 2012, the National Endowment for Democracy held a panel discussion with the honorees of its 2012 Democracy Award, which was presented to the Democracy Movement of Burma.
2012 Democracy Award
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Famed Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) were among those present to pay tribute to Burma’s democracy movement, which was honored with theNational Endowment for Democracy’s 2012 Democracy Award at a Capitol Hill ceremony on Sept. 20.
The Sharpening Crisis in Cuba
Read remarks by Carl Gershman from the conference: “Pro-Democracy Movements in Totalitarian States” to the United States Congress.
WHO KILLED CUBAN DISSIDENT OSWALDO PAYÁ?
Oswaldo Payá crossed red lines with the Cuban government before his death By Carl Gershman The Washington Post, July 24 2012 With the death of Oswaldo Payá, a key leader of the Cuban democratic...
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