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Aug 3
Hudson Institute
Living with Genocide: Four years after ISIS Attacked
Hudson Institute

Join this discussion on the current state of the ethnic and religious groups that were victims of genocide by ISIS, and the role of international governments and organizations in protecting minorities, rehabilitating victims, and finding solutions for justice and peace.

Hudson Institute
Jul 26
United States Capitol Visitor Center, Senate Meeting Room 212-210
Lessons from Southeast Asia: State and Non-State Threats to Religious Freedom
United States Capitol Visitor Center, Senate Meeting Room 212-210

The event will feature two panels and a wide range of experts and leaders from Malaysia, Vietnam, and the religious freedom policy space more broadly. The first panel will focus on the role of religious registration systems in restricting religious freedom for religious orders and individuals. The second panel will be focused on the rising threat of non-state actors in Southeast Asia. Both panels will draw lessons from the region for the rest of the world.

United States Capitol Visitor Center, Senate Meeting Room 212-210
Jul 25
Religious Freedom Institute
Enhancing the Diplomat’s Toolkit: Best Practices in Advancing International Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom Institute

Drawing from research and from personal experience, veteran diplomats and religious freedom advocates will share their practices and insights into tactics, mechanisms, strategies, and resources for advancing international religious freedom.

Religious Freedom Institute
Jul 24
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044-45
The Fight for International Religious Freedom: Perspectives from the Vatican
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044-45

Please join the Religious Freedom Institute and the CUA Center for Religious Liberty in a discussion with former and current US Ambassadors to the Holy See, which will examine the role that the Vatican plays in advancing religious freedom around the world.

Reception Included

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044-45
Jul 23
Room G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
International Religious Freedom Act at 20 and World of Faith and Freedom at 10: What has Changed and What is Changing?
Room G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building

As the United States prepares to convene the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, leading practitioners and former officials who have been at the heart of the U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy consider what has changed and what is changing in the implementation of that effort.

Reception Included

Room G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Jul 11
Religious Freedom Institute
NextGen Summer Speaker Series: An Insider’s Look at Diplomacy and Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom Institute

"An Insider’s Look at Diplomacy and Religious Freedom"

Andrew Bennett, Senior Fellow and former Canadian Ambassador for Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom Institute