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What’s Next for Human Rights?A Post-Election Discussion

Past Event| November 12, 2026 | Los Angeles

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The U.S. midterm election has implications on a wide range of issues, especially human rights. Please join us Thursday, November 12 for a Zoom webinar discussing the implications of the U.S. midterm elections on human rights, at home and abroad. 

We will be joined by a panel of national experts who will discuss what the midterm election means for human rights. They will bring perspectives on human rights issues at home in the U.S., foreign policy issues, hyper-local community human rights issues, as well as overseas perspective on U.S. human rights policy.

Speakers:

• Robyn Barnard, Vice President for Refugee and Immigrant Rights, Human Rights First
• Joanne Lin, Executive Director, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
• Kate Mackintosh, Executive Director, The Promise Institute for Human Rights (Europe)
• Jennifer Prestholdt, Deputy Executive Director & International Justice Director, The Advocates for Human Rights and Vice Chair, Minnesota Truth Council
• Robin Toma, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 
• with Moderation by Hadar Harris, Executive Director, The Promise Institute for Human Rights (Los Angeles)