John Prendergast to Testify at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing

Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast will testify at a congressional hearing entitled "The Continuing Human Rights Crisis in LRA Affected Regions." The hearing will examine the atrocities commited by the LRA and will also asses U.S. policy, including the impact of the deployment of U.S. forces provided to help mitigate and eliminate the threat posed by Joseph Kony and the LRA.

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Location: B-318 Rayburn House Office Building (Map)

Panel I

The Honorable Donald Yamamoto, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, U.S. Department of State

The Honorable Earl Gast, Assistant Administrator for Africa, USAID

Mr. Gregory Pollock, Director, South and East Africa, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense

Panel II

Mr. Michael Poffenberger, Co-founder and Executive Director, The Resolve

Father Benoit Kinalegu, President, Dungu-Doruma Diocesan Commision for Justice and Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sister Angelique Namaika, Coordinator, Mama Bongisa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mr. John Prendergast, Co-founder, The Enough Project