WORLD FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Nantes, France, 16-19 May 2004
FINAL
ROGRAMME P
GENERAL CONCEPT
Each plenary session is composed of 1 top expert, several panelists, 1 moderator and 2 rapporteur(s). They are selected on the basis of their recognized competence and with due account of equitable geographical and gender representation.
For each plenary session, an expert has prepared a paper on the relevant theme and will present it
orally (15-20 minutes). The moderator will drive the discussion within the panel on this paper (1
hour) after which the floor will be open for discussion with the audience (1h30), also guided by the moderator.
Round tables are proposed and organized by the participants. They offer time for free discussion to ensure in-depth debate on subjects linked with the main topics of the Forum.
Dedicated to the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition and to the memory of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights killed in Baghdad on 19 August 2003. “We all have a part to play in making the enjoyment of all human rights a reality for everyone.” Sergio Vieira de Mello
SUNDAY 16 MAY
OPENING CEREMONY
11 am – 6 pm REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS at the Cité des Congrès
4pm – 6 pm WELCOMING SPEECHES by:
Mr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor of Nantes and Member of French Parliament, President of Nantes Métropole Mr. Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Social and Human Sciences Mr. Jean Favier, President of the French National Commission for UNESCO Mr. Michel Tubiana, President of the French Human Rights League Mr. Joel Thoraval, President of the French National Consultative Commission for Human Rights Mr. Kari Tapiola, Executive Director, Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Sector International Labour Organization
CONCERT
Stradivaria Orchestra, Daniel Cuiller French « Simphonies »
- Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1748 -1799) Symphonie concertante - Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) Suite d’orchestre - François Francoeur (1698 -1787) Symphonies pour le Festin Royal de Monseigneur le Comte d’Artois
COCKTAIL
Inauguration of the exhibition “TEXTURES” by the Deputy Mayor of Schoelcher
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MONDAY 17 MAY
HUMAN RIGHTS AND TERRORISM
9.30am –1pm PLENARY SESSION
Introductory statement: Mr. Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Social and Human Sciences
Panelists Mr. Khaled Ramadan, Legal Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Mr. Alexander Cherkasov, Member of the Council of the Human Rights Center Memorial, Russian Federation Ms Loubna Freih, Director of the Office of Human Rights Watch in Geneva Mr. Brice Dickson, Chief Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission, Northern Ireland
Moderator: Mr. Gérard Fellous, Secretary-General of the French National Consultative Commission for Human Rights
Rapporteurs: Mr. Andreas Eshete, President of the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy Education Ms Hina Jilani, Special representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the situation of Human Rights defenders
3 pm – 6 pm ROUND TABLES (organized simultaneously)
Media and terrorism UNESCO, Communication Sector
National institutions – Protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Humanism of human rights and the barbarity of the slave trade UNESCO, Struggle against Discrimination and Racism Section and the association ‘Les Anneaux de la Mémoire’ (Nantes)
International criminal tribunals, international criminal court and terrorism Bar organization of Nantes, Lawyers without borders-France
6pm CULTURAL EVENT Film projections proposed by ARTE
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TUESDAY 18 MAY
GLOBALIZATION AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION
9.30am –13pm PLENARY SESSION
Expert: Mr Doudou Diène, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Panelists: Ms Beate Winkler, Director of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia Mr. Diego García-Sayán, General Director, Comisión Andina de Juristas and judge at the inter-American Court of Human Rights Mr. Rao V.B.J. Chelikani, President of the International Foundation for Human Development, India Mr. Xavier Michel, Councilor, Delegation for Human Rights and Democracy, International Organization of the Francophonie Mr. George N. Jabbour, Member of the Working Group of the United Nations on the problems of racial discrimination faced by the people of African descent, Member of the Syrian Parliament
Moderator: Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations on freedom of religion or belief
Rapporteurs: Ms Berma Klein Goldewijk, Director, CEDAR International Mr. Amii Omara-Otunnu, Chairholder of UNESCO Chair in comparative Human Rights, Connecticut, United States of America
3pm – 6pm ROUND TABLES (organized simultaneously)
Human rights, emergent needs and new commitments Human Rights Institute of Catalogna
Language and culture diversities and Human rights French Committee of the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages Cultural institute of Brittany and cultural council of Brittany
Women, fundamentalism and Human Rights International Association of Women Human Rights (A.I.D.H.F)
The role of University in the struggle against discrimination in the field of Education University of Nantes
Disabled people: from discrimination to social participation Inclusion International and the City of Nantes
Discrimination and education International Organization for the development of freedom of education (OIDEL)
6pm CULTURAL EVENT Concert and film projections proposed by ARTE
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WEDNESDAY 19 MAY
POVERTY AS A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
9.30am –13pm PLENARY SESSION
TOP EXPERT: Mr. José Bengoa, Member of the United Nations Sub-Commission for the promotion and the protection of Human Rights, Chairperson of the working group of the United Nations on extreme poverty
PANELISTS: Mr. Taieb Baccouche, President of the Arab Institute for Human Rights Mr. Joseph Ingram, Special Representative of the World Bank to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization Mr. Stephen Marks, director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University Mr. Paul Bouchet, Former President of ATD & Fourth World Ms Florizelle O’Connor, Member of the United Nations Sub-Commission for the protection and promotion of Human Rights Ms Berma Klein Goldewijk, Director, CEDAR International
MODERATOR: Mr. Sidiki Kaba, President of the International Federation for Human Rights leagues
RAPPORTEURS: Mr. Khémais Chammari, International Federation of the Human Rights leagues Ms Gloria Ramirez, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair for Human Rights, National Autonomous University of Mexico and President of the Academia Mexicana de derechos humanos
3pm – 6pm ROUND TABLES (organized simultaneously)
A human rights based approach to poverty eradication :strategies and experiences form the field Human and Social Sciences Sector, UNESCO
The poorest, revelators and authors of the human rights indivisibility ATD Fourth World
Human Rights Education French National Commission for UNESCO and the Education Sector of UNESCO
Globalization of the knowledge and the education University of Nantes: training department and permanent university, Campus CODES
6.30 pm CLOSING CEREMONY
Closing speeches by
Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor of Nantes and Member of French Parliament, President of Nantes Métropole Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Mr. Gabriel Keller, Ambassador for Human Rights, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Steven Wagenseil, First Deputy Director, Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mr. Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Concert
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