Access to Justice: Lessons From Civil Rights Experiences in Brazil and the United States

As part of the U.S.-Brazil memorandum of understanding signed in 2008 to discuss issues of racial and ethnic discrimination, this event is part of a two-day bi-national steering committee meeting to deepen the dialogue on the civil rights agenda of both nations.

“Access to Justice: Lessons From Civil Rights Experiences in Brazil and the United States”

Opening Remarks by

His Excellency Antonio de Aguilar Patriota
Ambassador of Brazil to the United States

Panelists included

Wade Henderson
President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Elaine Jones
Former President, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

His Excellency Edson Santos
Minister of the Special Secretariat for
Policies to Promote Racial Equality, Brazil