On January 31, Distinguished Fellow Chen Guangcheng attended the International Religious Freedom Conference, which was also co-chaired by Fellow Sam Brownback. The conference was attended by hundreds of pro-religious freedom advocates from across the world, including students who received training in religious freedom advocacy by Dr. William Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights.
Sam Brownback delivers opening remarks at the Hungarian Embassy, which hosted the conference’s opening reception.
Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Michael Jenkins, President of the Washington Times Foundation.
Will Deatherage, Producer of The Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China, Chen Guangcheng, and Jason Jones, President of the Vulnerable People Project who appeared on the Barefoot Lawyer Reports on China podcast in 2023.
Chen Guangcheng and Pastor Pan Yongguang, founder of the Mayflower Church that fled China to the United States.
Chen Guangcheng and Ambassador Brownback with Katrina Lantos Swit (right to Guangcheng), head of the Lantos Foundation and co-convener of the IRF Summit.
Dr. William Saunders, Sam Brownback, and students and teachers attending the IRF Summit's student session.