Nuclear Arms Agreements and Human Rights

Governments that seek to acquire nuclear weapons, such as Iran and North Korea, are sometimes serious violators of the rights of their citizens. Is it appropriate for the United States and other democratic nations to negotiate agreements with these governments to prevent or roll back their acquisition of weapons of mass destruction without also addressing internment camps, severe persecution of political and religious dissidents, and other conduct?

Our speakers will be Roya Hakakian, who has written extensively about Iran and who co-founded the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center at Yale; Ben Rogers, who serves as East Asia Team Leader at Christian Solidarity Worldwide and who is a founder of the International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea; and Professor David Koplow of Georgetown University, an expert on national security law and policy who has served in senior USG arms control positions, most recently in the Defense Department.

Featuring:
-- Roya Hakakian, Author and Founding Member, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
-- Prof. David A. Koplow, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
-- Benedict Rogers, East Asia Team Leader, Christian Solidarity Worldwide
-- Moderator: Sean Nelson, Legal Counsel for Global Religious Freedom, ADF International