P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s f o r G l o b a l A c t i o n
A Parliamentary Assembly for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Promotion of the Rule of Law
& A Special Session on the Responsibility to Protect: The Role of Parliamentarians
With support from: The European Commission, European Union The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada Sida – Swedish International Development Agency CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency The Department of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands The Government of Switzerland The Ford Foundation
Venue: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ottawa, Canada November 4, 5 and 6 2002
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Members of Parliament
Albania 1. Mr. Fatmir Mediu, MP Member of the Foreign Relations and Constitution & Law Committees. Chair of the European Integration and Stability Pact Committee.
Algeria 2. Mr. Messaoud Chihoub, MP President of the legal affairs and civil liberties Committee
3. Mr. Mohammed Seddiki, MP
Argentina 4. Sen. Marcelo Lopez Arias First Vice-President of the Senate. PGA Executive Committee member.
5. Ms. Margarita Stolbizer, MP President of the Penal Legislation Committee. PGA Int. Council member.
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Belgium 6. Sen. Alain Destexhe Author of the Bill on Universal Jurisdiction for Int. Crimes. PGA Int. Council member.
7. Ms. Jacqueline Herzet-Govaers, MP Vice-President of the Justice Committee
8. Mr. Jean-Jacques Viseur, MP Former Minister of Justice
Brazil 9. Mr. Antonio Carlos Pannunzio, MP Member of the International Relations Committee. PGA Int. Council member.
Bulgaria 10. Mr. Atanas Paparizov, MP PGA Int. Council member.
Burkina Faso 11. Dep. Saran Deme-Seremé, MP
Burundi 12. Mr. Norbert Ndihokubwayo, MP General Secretary of the Social Affairs Committee
13. Mr. Martin Sindabizera, MP
14. Senator Jean-Baptiste Manwangari
Cambodia 15. Mr. Monh Saphan, MP Chair of the Legislation Commission
16. Princess Norodom Vacheahra, MP Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
17. Mr. Ek Sam Ol, MP Vice Chairman of the Commission on Legislation
18. Mr. Ok Socheat, MP Secretary General of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Cameroon 19. Mr. Benjamin Sonke, MP
2 Canada 20. Senator A. Raynell Andreychuk Convenor of the International Law & Human Rights Programme, PGA Executive Committee
21. Ms. Eleni Bakopanos, MP
22. Senator Gérald Beaudoin
23. Mr. Stéphane Bergeron, MP
24. Hon. Charles Caccia, MP
25. Mr. Irwin Cotler, MP President of Canadian PGA National Group, PGA International Council
26. Hon. Ms. Hedy Fry, MP
27. Mr. Michel Guimond, MP
28. Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette
29. Ms. Francine Lalonde, MP
30. Mr. Serge Marcil, MP
31. Mr. Keith Martin, MP
32. Mr. John McKay, MP
33. Mr. Bernard Patry, MP
34. Mr. Yves Rocheleau, MP
35. Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis, MP
Côte d'Ivoire 36. Mr. Mollé Mollé, MP Vice-President of the Parliament.
37. Ms. Koffi Amenan Dikebie, MP (opposition)
38. Ms. Kanaté Fofana Namissata, MP (opposition)
European Parliament - EU 39. Dr. Maj-Britt Theorin (Sweden) Member of the European Parliament. PGA Int. Council member.
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Ghana 40. Hon. Kenneth Dzirasah, MP Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. President of Parliamentarians for Global Action.
41. Hon. Theresa Ameley Tagoe, MP Deputy Minister for Housing and Works. PGA Executive Committee member.
Greece 42. Ms. Elissavet Papademetriou, MP PGA International Council member.
Haiti 43. Mr. Berry Joseph, MP
44. Mr. Martineau Guerrier, Senator
India 45. Mr. K.B. Krishnamurthy, MP
46. Mr. Mahendra Prasad, MP
Jamaica 47. Senator Anthony Johnson Deputy-Convenor, International Law programme, PGA Executive Committee
Japan 48. Sen. Wakako Hironaka President of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies. PGA Executive Committee member.
49. Sen. Yoshitake Kimata President of the Security and Diplomacy Committee. PGA Int. Council member.
Kenya 50. Hon. Amos Wako, MP Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
Kyrgyzstan 51. Mr. Akylbek Japarov, MP Member of the Committee on Law.
Lithuania 52. Mr. Aloyzas Sakalas Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs.
4 Luxembourg 53. Mr. Jacques-Yves Henckes, MP Member of the Legal Affairs Committee.
Mali 54. Dep. Boubou Koita, MP Vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Mauritius 55. Honorable E.J. Ieung Shing, MP Attorney General and Minister of Justice & Human Rights.
Mexico 56. Mr. Jorge Alberto Lara Rivera, MP President of the Federal District Committee (PAN).
57. Mr. Fernando Pérez Noriega, MP
58. Ms. Flor Anorve Ocampo, MP
59. Mr. Juan Carlos Regin Adame, MP
60. Mr. Tomas Torres Mercado, MP Member of the Justice and Human Rights Committee
61. Mr. Juan Manuel Carreras Lopez, MP
Mozambique 62. Dr. Chico Francisco, MP
Namibia 63. Mr. Ignatius Shixwameni, MP Leader of the Opposition.
Netherlands 64. Mr. Gerrit van Oven, MP
65. Mr. Coskun Cörüz, MP
66. Mr. Miloslav Zvonar, MP
New Zealand 67. Mr. Ross Robertson, MP Assistant speaker. PGA Executive Committee member.
68. Mr. Graham Kelly, MP Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees.
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Nigeria 69. Senator Khariat Abdul-Razaq PGA International Council member
Panama 70. Mr. Marco Ameglio Samudio, MP Member of the Foreign Relations Committee; PGA Int. Council member.
Philippines 71. Sen. Loren-Legarda Leviste PGA Int. Council member.
72. Ms. Loretta Ann Rosales, MP President of the Human Rights Committee.
Poland 73. Hon. Sen. Longin Pastusiak President of the Senate. PGA Executive Committee member.
74. Mr. Marek Jurek, MP Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Romania 75. Mr. Adrian Severin, MP President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Russian Federation 76. Mr. Mikhail Grishankov, MP Chair of the Constitutional Affairs and Security Committee.
77. Ms. Svetlana Smirnova Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Federation and Regional Policy.
Sénégal 78. Mr. Mamadou Lamine Thiam, MP
Sierra Leone 79. Hon. Justice Edmond K. Cowan, MP Speaker of Parliament.
80. Mr. Ibrahim Sorie, MP Chair of Committee on Energy and Power.
81. Ms. Agnes Kobba, MP
6 Slovenia 82. Mr. Roman Jakic, MP
Spain 83. Hon. Sen. Alfredo Prada Presa First Vice-president of the Senate.
South Africa 84. Mr. M. Masutha, MP Member of the Justice Committee
85. Mr. Luwellyn Tyrone Landers, MP Member of the Justice Committee
Sweden 86. Ms. Brigitta Ahlqvist, MP PGA Int. Council member.
87. Mr. Karl Goran Biorsmark, MP PGA Executive Committee member and former President.
Switzerland 88. Mr. Roland Wiederkehr, MP
Tanzania 89. Mr. Hamad Rashid Mohamed, MP (opposition)
Uganda 90. Mr. Adolf Mwesige, MP Chair of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
91. Mr. Jacob Oulanyah, MP Member of the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
United Kingdom 92. Mr. Tony Worthington Member of PGA Int. Council.
United States of America 93. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Ohio)
Uruguay 94. Mr. Felipe Michelini, MP
Zimbabwe 95. Mr. David Coltart, MP Shadow Justice Minister (opposition)
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Experts
96. Ms. Sally Armstrong Journalist and UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan
97. Hon. Mr. Lloyd Axworthy Director and CEO, the LIU Center, University of British Columbia
98. Professor Mr. Cherif Bassiouni De Paul University School of Law; President, International Association of Penal Law (AIDP, Paris) and Instituto Superiore Internazionale di Scienze Criminali (ISISC) Via video-link from Chicago
99. Mr. Bruce Broomhall Open Society Institute, Budapest
100. Dr. Simon Chesterman Senior Associate, International Peace Academy
101. Professor Rhonda Copelon CUNY Law School; Women Caucus for Gender Justice
102. Mr. Richard Dicker Human Rights Watch
103. Ms. Marie Gervais-Vidricaire Director General, Global Issues Bureau, DFAIT
104. Hon. Mr. Bill Graham Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
105. Hon. Mr. Dan Hays Speaker of the Senate (Canada)
106. H.E. Mr. Paul Heinbecker Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations
107. H.E. Ambassador Philippe Kirsch Canadian Ambassador to Sweden
108. Prof. Edward Luck Columbia University
109. Ms. Fiona McKay Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
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110. Professor Errol Mendes Professor of International Law, University of Ottawa
111. Hon. Mr. Peter Milliken Speaker of House of Commons (Canada)
112. Mr. Ed Mortimer Director of Communications & Chief Speechwriter, United Nations Executive Office of Secretary General
113. H.E. Ambassador Svend Roed Nielsen Ambassador of Denmark to Canada on behalf of the EU
114. Mr. Jonathan O’Donohue Amnesty International, International Secretariat, London
115. Mr. William Pace Convenor of the NGO Coalition for the ICC (CICC)
116. Mr. Edmond Wellenstein Director General & Head of the ICC Task Force, Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Observers, NGOs representatives, Canadian Government officials, EU Government representatives
117. Mr. Warren Allmand World Federalist of Canada
118. Mr. Antonio Jose Almeida Senior Programme Assistant, Rights and Democracy
119. Ms. Tara Ashtakala Independent consultant, World Federalist of Canada
120. Mr. Mateo Barney Inter-parliamentary Forum of the Americas, FIPA
121. Ms. Sarah Berger Student, Tuft University Institute for Global Leadership EPIIC
122. Hon. Mr. Jean Jacques Blais Chairman of the Pearson Peacekeeping Center, Canada
9 123. Mr. Jacob Brandt Political Section, Royal Danish Embassy
124. Mr. Szilveszter Bus Charge d’affaires, Hungarian Embassy
125. Mr. Modest Cmoc Director, UCC, Ottawa Office
126. Ms. Jelena Cukic First Secretary, Yugoslavia Embassy
127. Mme Guyanne Desforges Secretaire administrative de la section canadienne de l’Assemblee parlementaire de la Francophonie
128. Mr. Timur Eivason Representative of the Russian Embassy
129. Mr. Francisco Ferro Minister counselor, Argentine Embassy
130. Ms. Michele Franke Assistant secretary to the Standing Committee on Justice, Parliament of the Netherlands
131. Ms. Geneviève Gasser Analyst in governance, peace and security, CIDA, Canada
132. Ms. Tanis Gilbert Parliamentary assistant to Irwin Cotler, MP, Canada
133. Mr. Alberik Goris Expert-fonctionnaire du service juridique, Parliament of Belgique
134. Ms. Elaine Harvey Unitarian University Association and Canadian Unitarian Council
135. Mr. Shaukat Hassan Senior Policy Analyst, CIDA, Canada
136. Mr. Jonathan Hatwell First secretary, Delegation of the European Commission to Canada
137. Mr. Ahmed A. Kemokai Deputy Clerk of Parliament and Secretary to the delegation, Sierra Leone
10 138. Mr. Suresh Keswani former MP (I.N.C.), India
139. Ms. Sarah Klevan Student, Tuft University Institute for Global Leadership EPIIC
140. Mr. Jean-Marc Lalonde Provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ontario, Canada
141. Mr. David Lord Coordinator, Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee
142. Mr. Medardo G. Macaraig Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy
143. Mr. Akaash Maharaj Maharaj organization
144. Ms. Janet Marshall Director, National Women’s Liberal Commission
145. Ms. Peggy Mason Chair of the Group of 78
146. Mr. Cristian Matei Counsellor, Romanian Embassy
147. Mr. John McManus Counsel, Crimes against humanity and war crimes section, Department of Justice
148. Aaron Merkowly-Fhulmsn Student, Tuft University Institute for Global Leadership EPIIC
149. Mr. Alex Neve Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada
150. Ms. Valerie Oosterveld Legal Officer, United Nations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Section, DFAIT, Canada
151. Ms. Joyce Patel Parliamentary assistant, Canada
152. Mr. Mike Perry Legal Officer, United Nations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Section, DFAIT, Canada
11 153. Mr. Kriwat Phamorabutra Second secretary, Royal Thai Embassy
154. Ms. Stephanie Power Policy and Outreach Advisor, Responsibility to Protect Unit, DFAIT, Canada
155. Justice Paul Reinhardt Ontario Court of Justice, Canada
156. Mr. Darryl Robinson Legal Officer, United Nations, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Section, DFAIT, Canada
157. Mr. Jerril G. Santos Minister and Consul General, Philippine Embassy
158. Mr. Micea Simion Second secretary, Romanian Embassy
159. Ms. Sabine Sparwasser Canadian Peacebuilding Committee
160. Ms. Lindsey Spiegelberg Student, Tuft University Institute for Global Leadership EPIIC
161. Mr. Lars von Spreckelsen-Syberg First secretary, Royal Danish Embassy
162. Mr. Peter Stieda Parliamentary assistant to Senator Raynell Andreychuk, Canada
163. Ms. Jayne Stoyles Associate, World Federalist Movement
164. Mr. Abderrachid Tabi Chef de Cabinet auprès du Président de l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale, Algérie
165. Professor Elliot Tepper Department of Political Science, Carleton University
166. Mr. Dragos Vidrel Tigau Charge d’affaires, Romanian Embassy
167. Mr. Fergus Watt Executive Director, World Federalist of Canada; Convenor, Canadian Network for the ICC
12 168. Mr. Patrick Wittman Deputy Director, Humanitarian Affairs, DFAIT, Canada
PGA Staff
Ms. Shazia Rafi, Secretary General
Mr. David Donat-Cattin, Senior Programme Officer, International Law and Human Rights, and European Coordinator
Ms. Marie-Claire Leman, Programme Officer, International Law and Human Rights
Ms. Eva Dunn, Programme Officer, Peace and Democracy
Ms. Nebiyat Woldemichael, Project Officer, Peace and Democracy
Ms. Anna Gekht, Development Associate
Mr. Michael Agbeko, Director of Finance and Administration
Ms. Fatimé Dam, Executive Officer
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