Access to Justice: Lessons From Civil Rights Experiences in Brazil and the United States

  • Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009

  • As part of the U.S.-Brazil memorandum of understanding signed in 2008 to discuss issues of racial and ethnic discrimination, this event is part of a two-day bi-national steering committee meeting to deepen the dialogue on the civil rights agenda of both nations.

    “Access to Justice: Lessons From Civil Rights Experiences in Brazil and the United States”

    Opening Remarks by

    His Excellency Antonio de Aguilar Patriota
    Ambassador of Brazil to the United States

    Panelists included

    Wade Henderson
    President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

    Elaine Jones
    Former President, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

    His Excellency Edson Santos
    Minister of the Special Secretariat for
    Policies to Promote Racial Equality, Brazil

    Floor Audio (both Portugese and English)