AUDIO: RFK LAUREATES DISCUSS REGIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR PEACE IN SUDAN AND CHAD AT USIP

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A public event co-sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Washington, DC March 18, 2009---While Darfur continues to garner significant international attention, less attention is paid to the regional dynamics underlying the conflict, especially relations between Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic. The complicated, intertwined dynamics between these countries have been at the heart of instability in the region since well before Darfur appeared on the international stage. This event will feature two recent recipients of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, one based in Sudan and one in Chad, who will share their firsthand views on how a regional approach can help address the region's problems.

Speakers

• Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla
  Sudanese physician and human rights advocate
• Delphine Djiraibe
  Chadian human rights attorney and environmental defender
• Monika Kalra Varma, Discussant
  Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
• Jon Temin, Moderator
  Program Officer (Sudan), U.S. Institute of Peace