Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Russian Political Landscape

WASHINGTON - Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will hold a briefing to discuss the political landscape and the state of human rights in Russia.

RUSSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PROSPECTS
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

The featured panelist will be:

Mr. Valentin Gefter
General Director
Human Rights Institute in Moscow &
Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution,
Kennan Institute