10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
A new joint report by leading independent Turkmen human rights groups exposes systemic forced labor and extortion during the 2020 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan amid pandemic denial and rising economic crisis in the country.
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Sponsored by: World Movement for Democracy,International IDEA
the World Movement for Democracy and International IDEA will host a conversation with experts and democracy activists to develop arguments supporting democracy that will appeal to people across regions, cultures, and generations.
09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sponsored by: NED
NED honored three organizations working tirelessly to strengthen civil society in Sudan with the 2020 Democracy Award.