The 16th Annual Commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day will be held on May 11, 2010 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC.
VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
PRESENTED BY
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL
COMMEMORATION OF VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
With the Collaboration of
Vietnamese Community of Washington, D.C., Maryland & Virginia
Movement of Performing Artists and Writers for a Future Vietnam
Vietnam Human Rights Network
Assembly of Vietnamese Veterans
Sponsored by
Senators:
Sam Brownback
Barbara Boxer
Former Representative:
Leslie Byrne
Representatives:
Joseph Cao
Gerald Connolly
Zoe Lofgren
James P. Moran
Dana Rohrabacher
Ed Royce
Loretta Sanchez
Chris Smith
Frank Wolf
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations,
Amnesty International, National Endowment for Democracy,
Human Rights Watch, Freedom Now,
National Coalition Government of The Union of Burma,
International Campaign for Tibet,
Falun Gong,
Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia
US Campaign for Burma
Free Burma Federation
Initiatives for China
Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation
Laotian New Generation Democracy Movement
Dohokham Chushi Gangdruk
Uyghur American Association
May 11, 2010
Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 106
Washington, D.C.
PROGRAM
Commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day
Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 106
10:30 a.m. – 10.40 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
10:40 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Binh Nguyen
10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
Opening Remarks by Senator Sam Brownback
10:55 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
Statements by Members of Congress, representatives of AFL-CIO and International Human Rights Organizations, Human Rights Activists, Religious Leaders and Media
12:50 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Audio and video presentation
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Break and refreshments
1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.
Panel Discussion Introduction by Dr. Binh Nguyen
1:35 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Freedom of internet in Asia
3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks by Dr. Thieu Do
Reception
Harvest Moon Restaurant
7260 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA
7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Dinner in Commemoration of the Sixteenth Anniversary of Vietnam Human Rights Day