Sandra Grossman speaks on the TRAP ACT and Interpol Abuse at the Heritage Foundation
On Tuesday, October 29th from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Sandra Grossman is speaking as part of a panel of distinguished experts regarding Interpol abuse and the TRAP Act’s potential to prevent it.
Interpol is a valuable partner in the fight against transnational crime and terrorism. But autocratic governments around the world have realized that they can manipulate Interpol’s system of alerts — especially its famous Red Notice — to harass journalists, political opponents, and businesspeople. This is part of the wider phenomenon of transnational repression, in which the long arm of international organizations and law is perverted for repressive purposes.
The bipartisan TRAP Act — the Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act — introduced in the Senate and the House by the leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, seeks to put the U.S. in the forefront of the fight against Interpol abuse.
Introductory Remarks by The Honorable Roger Wicker (R-MS),United States Senator and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission
Followed by a Panel Discussion with:
- Tom Firestone, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Sandra A. Grossman, Partner, Grossman Young & Hammond, Immigration Law, LLC
- Thomas K. Ragland Member in Charge, Clark Hill PLC, Washington DC Office
Hosted by Ted Bromund, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
The event is sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and is taking place at The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium at 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002.
For the full invitation, click here.
