Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. credit:Architect of the Capitol
NIGERIA AND SUDAN CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING
Tuesday June 25 – 10am - Rayburn 2255
Moderator: Alex Fox
Panel 1
1. Dr Charles Jacobs (Americans for Peace & Tolerance) - The jihads in Israel & Africa. - same enemy/same fight
2. Rep Frank Wolf (Rtd) - How to handle on what is happening in Nigeria and the current situation in Sudan.
3. Dr. Greg Stanton (Genocide Watch) - Why are Nigeria and Sudan currently undergoing two of the deadliest genocides in the world?
Panel 2
4. Dr. Okere Sylvester (Strategic Groups USA) – Genocide and IRF violations example: Christmas Day Attacks Leah Sharibu Deborah Emmanuel
5. Dauwd Salih, Sudanese activist
6. Olga Washington (Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel) – The need to stand up for Africa while being an African-American
Panel 3
7. Robert Destro (former Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights) - National security and budget implications
8. Faith McDonnell (Katartismos Global) – Need for the US government to stand up hold accountable African countries like Sudan and Nigeria via resolution advocacy - need to remember the past and face the present
9. Rabbi Abraham Cooper (former Chair USCIRF) - Why are US Government’s IRF policies are being ignored in the Middle East and Africa