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Hearing on Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action PDF Print
"Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action"

On June 7, 2007, the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held an oversight hearing on the human rights situation in the Darfur region of Sudan, and how the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, may be an opportunity to spur greater international action.

WITNESS LIST:

Panel I

  • Mr. Nick Anderson, Co-Founder, Dollars for Darfur
  • Ms. Ana Slavin, Co-Founder, Dollars for Dardur
Panel II
  • Mr. Daoud Ibrahaem Hari, former Darfur refugee and interpreter
  • Mr. Joey Cheek, American Olympic Gold Medalist speedskater
  • Ms. Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan Olympic distance runner and world record holder; United Nations Ambassador of Sport
  • Mr. John Prendergast, Senior Advisor to the International Crisis Group; Co-Founder, ENOUGH Campaign
  • Ambassador Lawrence G. Rossin, Senior International Coordinator, Save Darfur Coalition
  • Ms. Jill Savitt, Director, Olympic Dream for Darfur Campaign

Documents and Links

Opening Statement of Chairman John F. Tierney

Prepared Testimony of Mr. Nick Anderson

Prepared Testimony of Ms. Ana Slavin

Prepared Testimony of Mr. Daoud Ibrahaem Hari

Prepared Testimony of Mr. Joey Cheek

Prepared Testimony of Ms. Tegla Loroupe

Prepared Testimony of Mr. John Prendergast

Prepared Testimony of Ambassador Lawrence G. Rossin

Prepared Testimony of Ms. Jill Savitt

Written Statement of Mr. Eric Reeves, Sudan Adviser, Olympic Dream for Darfur Campaign

Transcript of "Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action"
 

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