Putting the Human Back in Human Rights

The Open Society Institute, the Ford Foundation, and the International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience hosted a forum to examine how historic site museums of conscience are being used to inspire and support broad citizen engagement in human rights issues. Whether remembering the gulag in Russia, the disappeared in Argentina, or civil rights struggles in the United States, learn how these sites connect past to present and memory to action.

Aryeh Neier, OSI president, moderated a conversation with:

• Juan Mendez, International Center for Transitional Justice;
• Ken Roth, Human Rights Watch;
• Patricia Tappatá de Valdez, Memoria Abierta.

Liz Ševčenko of the International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience introduced the panel.

Read a summary of the event.

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