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Thirty Years of Dialogue with the Chinese Government: My Work on Human Rights in China
East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk Series
John Kamm
Chairman and Executive Director, The Dui Hua Foundation
Dui Hua (meaning ‘dialogue’ in Chinese) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that seeks clemency and better treatment for at-risk detainees through the promotion of universally recognized human rights in a well-informed, mutually respectful dialogue with China. Focusing on political and religious prisoners, juvenile justice, women in prison, and issues in criminal justice, our work rests on the premise that positive change is realized through constructive relationships and exchange.
A light lunch will be served.
John Kamm is an American businessman and human rights campaigner active in China since 1972. He is the founder and chairman of The Dui Hua Foundation. Kamm was awarded the Department of Commerce’s Best Global Practices Award by President Bill Clinton in 1997 and the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights by President George W. Bush in 2001. In September 2004, Kamm received a MacArthur Fellowship for designing and implementing an original approach to freeing prisoners of conscience in China. Kamm is the first businessman to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.
Sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Asia Law Society.