Venue:Virtual. A growing body of evidence shows that nonviolent civil resistance movements are integral to driving democratic development, and therefore long-term stability and peace in the world. This raises the question of how pro-democracy and human rights movements can be better supported by a range of sympathetic external actors. Join ASIL for this timely program, discussing the practical, legal, and other ramifications of external assistance to civil resistance movements. Speakers include: Hardy Merriman, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict; Farida Nabourema, Togolese Civil League; Maria Stephan, Co-author The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns: Poisoned Chalice or Holy Grail?; Tabatha Thompson, U.S. Institute of Peace. For more information and to register, please consult the following link: https://www.asil.org/event/external-support-democracy-and-human-rights-movements-proposing-doctrine-right-assist.