Parliamentary engagement on human rights: identifying good practices and new opportunities for action
Seminar for members of parliamentary human rights committees organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
24 – 26 June 2019, Geneva UN Palais des Nations, Conference Room XXIII
PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
DIGNITARIES BACHELET, Michele (Ms.) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
CHUNGONG, Martin (Mr.) IPU Secretary General
SECK, Coly (Mr.) President of the UN Human Rights Council Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
PANELLISTS
TRAORE, Melégué (Mr.) Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso
AMELINE, Nicole (Ms.) CEDAW Vice-President, Chair of the CEDAW-IPU Working Group, former member of the National Assembly of France
PATE, Kim (Ms.) Member of the Senate of Canada Member of the Standing Committee on Human Rights
NAM In-Soon (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Member of the Committee on Health and Welfare
WANGCHUK, Jurmi (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee
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KONE, Maxime (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso Chair of the General and Institutional Affairs, and Human Rights Committee
MUNN, Meg (Ms.) Former member (2001 – 2015) of the House of Commons (UK)
EGUNYU, Janepher Nantume (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly of Uganda Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee
SAIDOV, Akhmal (Prof.) Member of the Oily Majlis of Uzbekistan Chairman of the Committee on Democratic Institutions
MAGAZZENI, Gianni (Mr.) Chief, UPR Branch, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, OHCHR
HUIZENGA, Rogier (Mr.) IPU Human Rights Programme Manager
TOURÉ, Abdoul Kassoum (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly of Mali Member of the Sustainable Development Goals Committee
JERKOV, Aleksandra (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly of Serbia Chairperson of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
LAWLESS, James (Mr.) Member of the Dáil Éireann (Parliament) of Ireland Spokesperson for Science, Technology, Research & Development
JALLOW, Momodou Malcolm (Mr.) Member of the Swedish Parliament Member of the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
ROSE, Katharina (Ms.) Geneva Representative of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
PARTICIPANTS
Afghanistan
GHULAM MAHUDIN, Mansif (Mr.) Member of House of Elders
ACHAKZAI, Rahmatullah (Mr.) Member of House of Elders
HASHIMI Najibullah (Mr.) Chief of Protocol of International Relegation Department - House of Elders
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Algeria
DJILANI, Ammar (Mr.) Member of the National People's Assembly President of the Committee on legal and administrative affairs and freedoms
GHARICH, Zoubida (Ms.) Member of the National People's Assembly
KAMAL, Belarbi (Mr.) Member of the National People's Assembly
BELLATRECHE Noureddine (Mr.) Member of the Council of Nation President of the Committee on Legal Affairs
HAMIDOUCHE Abdelwahab (Mr.) Member of the Council of Nation
GHARBI Farid (Mr.) Member of the Council of Nation
KADRI, Toufik (Mr.) Director General of Legislation at the National People's Assembly
KEBBOUCHE, Hakim (Mr.) Cadre supérieur au Conseil de la Nation
Austria
KUGLER, Gudrun (Ms.) Member of the National Council
VELBERG, Sophie (Ms.) International Relations Officer of the National Council
Bahrain
ALI SALMAN, Jameela (Ms.) Member of Shura Council
ALRAHMA, Ghazi (Mr.) Member of Council of Representatives
SALEM, Husamuddin (Mr.) Head of Political and Social Research Department
ALBADRI, Sara (Ms.) Media Specialist
Benin
ALLADATIN, Jean B. Brelen R. (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Chairperson, Legislation and human rights Committee
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MEDEGAN FAGLA, Sèdami Romarique (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly Rapporteur, Committee on education
ANANI, Amavi Joseph (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Legislation and human rights Committee
DONKPEGAN, Christel-Fourier (Mr.) Assistant, Legislation and human rights Committee
Bhutan
WANGCHUK, Jurmi (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Relations
NAMGYEL, Lungten (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Relations
DORJI, Passang (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Relations
GURUNG, Hemant (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Relations
TENZIN, Jigme (Mr.) Secretary of the Committee on Human Rights and Foreign Relations
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
GUZMAN GOMEZ, Beatriz Flora (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Brazil
OLIVA SOUZA, Pablo (Mr.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies
BUENO, Ruebens (Mr.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Burkina Faso KONE, Maxime (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso Chair of the General and Institutional Affairs, and Human Rights Committee
Canada
PATE, Kim (Ms.) Member of the Senate of Canada Member of the Standing Committee on Human Rights
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Costa Rica
VILLEGAS, Patricia (Ms.) Member of the Legislative Assembly
Côte d’Ivoire
MEITE, Ben Abdoulaye (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
Djibouti
KALTOUMA, Farah Said (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Legislation Committee
BOULALEH, Abdi Issa (Mr.) Secretary of the Committee
France
LENNE, Marion (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly
COURTIAL, Edouard (Mr.) Member of the Senate
RENAUDINEAU, Guillaume (Mr.) Adviser to the delegation
Gabon
NDONGOU, Jean François (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
Georgia
KILADZE, Sopio (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly
Ireland
LAWLESS, James (Mr.) Member of the Dáil Éireann (Parliament) of Ireland Spokesperson for Science, Technology, Research & Development
Jordan
AL NIMER, Barakat (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
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AL ZAWAIDAH, Awwad (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
BINO, Tamer (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
AL BAZEN, Suleiman (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
AL SHDAIFAT, Mohammed (Mr.) Secretary of the delegation
Latvia
JUDINS, Andrejs (Mr.) Member of the Saeima
Mali
TOURÉ, Abdoul Kassoum (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly of Mali Member of the Sustainable Development Goals Committee
Micronesia (Federated States of)
URUSEMAL, Joseph J (Mr.) Member of the Congress
NETH, Dion G. (Mr.) Member of the Congress
ALLEN, Catherine Michele (Ms.) Staff attorney
CHOOR, Andy (Mr.) Information Officer
Morocco
MRINI Zakia (Ms. Member of the House of Representatives
EL-ARCHI, Hamid (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
EL BAKKALI, Najib (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
Pakistan
SHAH, Muzaffar Hussain (Mr.) Member of the Senate
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MUSHTAQ, Ahmad (Mr.) Member of the Senate
SABIR SHAH, Syed Muhammad (Mr.) Member of the Senate
WAHEED; Tariq Bin (Mr.) Director General of the Senate Protocol
Paraguay
BENÍTEZ MEDINA, Victor Hugo (Mr.) Member of the Senate Coordinator Human Rights Committee
Peru
OLIVA CORRALES, Alberto Eugenio (Mr.) Member of the Congress of the Republic
MULDER BEDOYA, Claude Maurice (Mr.) Member of the Congress of the Republic
Republic of Korea
NAM Insoon (Ms.) Member of the Committee on Health and Welfare Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
IM, Soyoung (Ms.) Interpreter
CHOI, Jungyoon (Ms.) Interpreter
Romania
SĂFTOIU, Ana Adriana (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies Member of the Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities
BABEȘM Onesia Ms.) Member of the Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities
IOAN, Cristina (Mr.) Member of the Senate Member of the Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities
Serbia
PAPUGA, Olena (Ms.) Committee on Human an Minority Rights and Geneder Equality Member of the National Assembly
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JERKOV, Aleksandra (Ms.) Chairperson of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians Member of the National Assembly
BOJINOVIĆ, Slavica (Ms.) Interpreter
Slovenia
STAROVIC, Vojko (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
Somalia
HUSSEIN, Saed Abdi (Mr.) Member of the Senate
Suriname
WANGSABESARI, Oesman (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
SANTOKHI Chandrikapersad (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
GANGARAM PANDAY Keshopersad (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
SHARMAN Fayaz A. (Mr.) Head of the Legal Department of the National Assembly
Sweden
JALLOW, Momodou Malcolm (Mr.) Member of the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Member of the Swedish Parliament
Togo
TSOLENYANU Koffi (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly President of the Human Rights Committee
TETOU, Torou (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Member of the Human Rights Committee
MONKPEBOR Koundjam (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly Rapporteur of the Human Rights Committee
TCHOUROU, Kissao (Mr.) Director, Legislative Services
Uganda
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EGUNYU, Janepher Nantume (Ms.) Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee Member of the National Assembly of Uganda
KAGANZI, Martha (Ms.) Secretary of the Human Rights Committee
Ukraine SUSLOVA, Iryna (Ms) Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Uzbekistan
SAIDOV, Akmal (Prof.) Chairman of the Committee on Democratic Institutions Member of the Oily Majlis of Uzbekistan
Zimbabwe
MOHADI, Tambudzani B. (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
MATARANYIKA, Misheck D. (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
MWONZORA, Douglas T. (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
PHULU, Kucaca (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
MANHIVI, Shepherd (Mr.) Committee Clerk
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / OTHER
CHRISTIE, Emily (Ms.) Senior Advisor on Human Rights and Law UNAIDS
ROSE, Katharina (Ms.) Geneva Representative of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
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