Leading Human Rights Experts Share Global Perspective and Insight During an Intimate Speaking Engagement at Laguna Art Museum

Two leading human rights experts will be speaking on the progress we are making as a country and a world in prosecuting human rights violators and at the same time bringing forgiveness and reconciliation to the victims at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Laguna Art Museum (307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach).

Theresa Harris, Executive Director of Human Rights USA, and Paul Van Zyl of the International Center for Transitional Justice, will be the guests speakers at this event, sponsored by Laguna Beach-based Townhall Foundation, dedicated to educating and building awareness on the progress of human rights around the world.

There is no cost to attend, but space is limited, so those interested in attending must contact Kelley Martin at kelleymartin7@cox.net or 949.923.8280.

Theresa Harris is the Executive Director of Human Rights USA. Involved with the landmark case against Yahoo for releasing the names of Chinese dissidents to the Chinese government, she recently worked on the team that won in US Court a life sentence for the son of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia who with his father, tortured and murdered thousands of victims. www.humanrightsusa.org

Paul Van Zyl served as Executive Secretary under Desmond Tutu of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, helping to establish the commission, develop its structure and modus operandi, and manage its operations. Zyl is a recent recipient of a Skoll Foundation award as one of the leading social entrepreneurs in the world. Now with the International Center for Transitional Justice, based in New York City, he helps nations work through the trauma of past atrocities as they transition to an accountable rule of law. www.ictj.org