Discussion Panel
Women's Health at Risk: The Far-reaching Impact of Violence
Please join Amnesty International's DC Women's Human Rights Action Team, our distinguished speakers, and members of the community for a discussion panel on the impact of violence on women's health. Speakers will discuss women's human rights violations currently taking place in Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan which include the systematic sexual violence, rape and murder of girls and women. Speakers will link these forms of violence with women's health and will discuss ways in which their organizations and partners are working to improve women's health and human rights.
Speakers include:
Carrie Stengel, Program Coordinator at the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA
Sarah Martin, Advocate at Refugees International
Ariela Blätter, Director of Crisis Prevention and Response at Amnesty International USA
When: Thursday 26 January 2006 at 6:30pm
Where: The Community Room at 400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Metros: Chinatown and Judiciary Square
Light Refreshments will be provided
Please RSVP to Rachel (gomette4@gmail.com) by the morning of Wednesday 26 January 2006.
For further directions, please email Rachel.
