Pedro Pizano (Peter)
@PedroPizano
Int’l Attorney. Words in NYT, WashPo, Econ., FP, Forbes, CNN, othrs. Currently, Asst. Dir. Democracy Programs @McCainInstitute @ASU. Usual caveats. DMs open
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20-06-2009 01:32:18
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In this re-posted episode, Pedro Pizano (Peter) and Jeffrey Smith, of the McCain Institute and Vanguard Africa respectively, discuss the reputation laundering that musicians, actors and athletes facilitate when they agree to perform for dictators and kleptocrats bit.ly/3rail3Z
🎧Podcast recommendation of the week: “After Hotel Rwanda.'
Sponsored by HRF and produced by Foreign Policy, this podcast series explores the abduction of Rwandan activist Paul Rusesabagina and the incredible effort it took to bring him home. buff.ly/3UEj2xo
In the aftermath of Vladimir Kara-Murza receiving a Pulitzer Prize for his courageous The Washington Post column from his Siberian cell, we must now raise alarm over the likely FOURTH case opened against Vladimir Kara-Murza, which would add to his current Stalinist sentence of 25-years in
Moreover, the Russian authorities are about to initiate a fourth criminal case against Vladimir Kara-Murza under the “foreign agents” law so it looks like he will soon beat his own 25-year record. I am deeply grateful for your unwavering support in this hell Hillel Neuer
The wonderful Carolina Barrero speaking at the The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy about how #Cuba supports #Putin 's war on #Ukraine and sends soldiers to fight for Russia. #genevasummit2024
The empty chair on this stage is dedicated to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition leader and one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics.
Despite the risks, Kara-Murza has dedicated his life to combatting the brutality, oppression and corruption of the Putin regime. Alongside
Happening now at The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy: Defending #HumanRights in Latin America. Moderated by Pedro Pizano (Peter). Livestream: genevasummit.org
Our 16th Geneva Summit for Human Rights opened today at the United Nations. Incredibly powerful and moving testimony from courageous men and women from around the world who defy dictatorship and oppression. Follow @genevasummit this week to see it all. #GenevaSummit2024
Hear hear! #FreeKaraMurzanow
Here’s a legal analysis—with Free Russia Foundation 4freerussia.org, @hrf, & Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights—that includes 11 pages of the facts about Vladimir Kara-Murza’s case: mccaininstitute.org/wp-content/upl…
Honored to be at the United Nations in Geneva for the first time to moderate a panel tomorrow at the The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy #GenevaSummit2024 —of which the McCain Institute is an official partner—, and seeing so many old friends and meeting new friends.
The opening press conference and reception
“Of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s great qualities, one of his greatest is his recognition that a terrible status quo cannot stand. In one of his prize-winning pieces, Kara-Murza noted that `absolutely no one in the summer of 1991 expected that by the end of the year...''
.@Abramowitz’s hopeful farewell message to @FreedomHouse as he departs for Voice of America, cites John McCain & @VKaraMurza:
“. . . This past year brought the 18th year of decline, marking the spread of a democratic recession that has touched every continent and even the United
As I said recently on the U.S. Senate Floor, 'The world has benefited from his words. No jail cell or word limit has been able to stifle Vladimir Kara-Murza's advocacy.'
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