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FORUM_2010_PRG_GB_COUV1_EXE:Mise en page 1 09/06/10 19:18 Page1 4TH WORLD FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS In a world in crisis, what about Human Rights? PROGRAMME JUNE 28 TO JULY 1, 2010 NANTES - FRANCELA CITÉ - NANTES EVENTS CENTER From universal principles to local action Monday 28th June Lascaux Meetings From land to food, from values to rules – Official opening ceremony Room 450 Room 300 Rooms 200, 150-A, 150-B and Balcony Room 120 Room J Auditorium 2000 9:30 am Lascaux Meetings From the land to food: review of Children's Rights Day the key questions, problems and Shackles 12 noon expectations. of Memory 2:00 pm Young people From the land to International Meeting on the Children's Rights at the centre food: what is the Alliance central themes of Day: performance of the World Forum situation with the World Alliance by Compagnie Ô on Human Rights regard to rights of Cities Against to land and food? Poverty 6:30 pm Auditorium 2000: Official opening ceremony Tuesday 29th June Identities and minorities: living and acting together in diversity Room 450 Room 300 Room 200 Room 150-A Room 150-B Room 120 Room GH Room BC 9:30 am Cities and the Lascaux Meetings People, citizenship, Indigenous Access to citizenship Poor children Reflecting upon Global Crisis: how Agricultural equality, identity: peoples’ right and strengthening and single parent and building can human rights development can difference of access borders in Europe: families: when the citizenship in be protected? and the reduction and diversity to land towards better inte- exercise of family countries with of poverty. incorporate and natural gration of migrants responsibility a strong ethnic the mutual respect resources. or increased breaks down. dimension. 12 noon for rights? discrimination? 2:00 pm Live and think in From land to food, Democracy, State Right of minorities: Human Rights, Participation Displaced peoples, The construction partnership with from values land organisation what citizenship biomedical in cultural life: refugees and of social fabric in the poorest people, to rules: what and the protection for the Roma? techniques a pre-requisite for migrants; from Latin America: four a pre-requisite for solutions exist? of minority groups. and the resurgence the rapprochement separation to trans- approaches (Chile, eradicating poverty. of the concept of cultures. formations in iden- Brazil, Mexico, of ethno-racial tity / construction, Guatemala). 4:30 pm identity. deconstruction. 5:00 pm Room 450: Plenary session 8:00 pm Room 300 : Lecture What does the future hold for the young people of Tibet (both in Tibet and in exile)? Wednesday 30th June Freedom of expression and opinion: an ever-lasting combat Room 450 Room 300 Room 200 Room 150-A Room 150-B Room 120 Room GH Room BC 9:30 am Religious freedom, Off-topic Human Rights and Social networks: a Human Rights and secularism and Human Rights the Maghreb: new medium Local Governments pluralism during times crises, revolts, for exercising and For countries of crisis rights, the promoting funda- emerging from and conflict consequences of mental rights? Or crises and economic and a new economic concerned about political challenge at the Cities network human rights: relationships with expense of Human of the European what dialogue can the North of the Rights? What is Agency for exist between local Mediterranean needed to create a Fundamental government and balance? Rights civil society? 12 noon (LCN / Local 2:00 pm Lawyers, Press cartoons Freedom Information and How can human Community History The Global Charter- the permanent used to support of association communication rights be Network) and memories Agenda for Human defenders the abolition for the armed technology, private approached of slavery: art Rights in the City. of freedom of the death forces in Europe life and freedom in the media as a tool of speech. penalty in Europe and the and in advertising? of freedom world of speech and freedom of thought 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Room 450: Plenary session Thursday 1st July Work: defending and strengthening the right to work, despite the economic crisis Room 450 Room 300 Room 200 Room 150-A Room 150-B Room 120 Room GH Room BC 9:30 am Access to the right The contribution Trade in female The social eco- Land, mines, facto- Health and protec- to healthcare and of trade unions migrants: nomy, building an Human Rights and ries, large building tion of life at work: exclusions from to promoting and prostitution alternative model Local Governments sites … Globalisa- a fundamental it as a result of protecting human and the structure to strengthen Meeting of cities tion and the rights human right unemployment, rights. of a global system rights. having signed the of workers in Africa, new forms of of prostitution. European Charter Asia and Latin poverty and non for Human Rights America. citizenship. in the City. 12 noon 2:00 pm Women, the first Work and the rights Who can ensure Current forms of How can civil society Experiences of Economic crisis, Work: from victims of human of people with that human rights human trafficking work together to implementing the environmental imposed servitude rights at work: disabilities. and rights at work as an indication advance the respect European Charter crisis: the impact to accepted violations in the are respected of the human for human rights for Human Rights of European servitude. aftermath of an in companies? rights crisis. at work? in the City. policies on the economic crisis. migrants of today and tomorrow. 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Room 450: Plenary session, followed at 7:30 pm by the closing ceremony On the second last page you will find a map of thelayout of the rooms. Under the patronage of UNESCO 4TH WORLD FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS NANTES - FRANCE 28th June – 1st July 2010 Global crisis… Human Rights? Since its creation in 2004, the World Forum regardless of whether it refers to the recent debates on Human Rights, established by uNESCO, has on national identity or religious dogma. taken place every two years in Nantes and it has It is often said that universality is inseperable become an essential meeting for us all. In 2008, rd th from indivisibility. The Forum would have no the 3 Forum was marked by the 60 anniversary meaning if it gave priority to one category of rights of the universal Declaration of Human Rights. The th to the detriment of others. The urgency for full 4 Forum takes place in the context of the global judicial recognition of economic, social and cultural crisis: a crisis that not only threatens Human Rights, rights does not diminish the necessity to fight but also raises the value of the Individual - whose against the death penalty, racism and xenophobia labour is not a commodity – as a major concern. or the struggle against homophobia throughout More than ever, this type of Forum is required the world, about which Robert Badinter will be an so that we can consider together the position of eloquent spokesperson. By opening debates on the Human Rights, in France as well as in Europe and major themes that are at the forefront of current across the globe. The current trend is to criticise affairs, the Forum does not simply reflect the "the single school of thought" of human rights, but international agenda, but in addition, it becomes a faced with the threats of nationalist tendancies setting to increase vigilance and raise awareness. and cultural relativism, how can we deny that it is The permanent secretariat of the Forum, based only Human Rights that allow us to live together on on an idea of local authorities, contributes to this a local level as well as on an international scale? work in the long term through links with all cities To meet our expectations for it, the Forum must and local governments in the framework of the remain faithful to four fundamental requirements. united Cities and Local Governments (CGLu) by The first requirement is that all the developing a worldwide charter and programme for stakeholders in Human Rights participate on an Human Rights in Inner Cities. equal footing. From the outset, the vision of the The last requirement, in my opinion, is that Forum in Nantes has been to provide a setting of effectiveness and continuity. Effectiveness: for discussion for workers in the field who do not bear in mind some commitments already made, meet often enough. Through bringing together starting with those made by France who is delaying representatives of large international organisations the adoption of a law of enactment of the Rome and independent specialists, campaigners for the Statute of the International Criminal Court and civil society, defenders of Human Rights from all the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the over the world, renowned or unknown and all too International Covenant on Economic, Social and often living under threats to their lives and freedom, Cultural Rights, not forgetting the Convention diplomats and politicians from local authorities and on the rights of migrant workers which all the their international networks, the Forum encourages European States are refusing to discuss. Our a collective consideration which is unconstrained lessons on the subject of Human Rights would be and pluralist, united and accountable. There are better received if we ourselves set the example in many university conferences and seminars for this area. Independent authorities, national and specialists. At the World Forum in Nantes, the international, are contributing to this effectiveness experts are not here to impose their views, but to by increasing the number of enquiries and impact encourage a collective dialogue and to listen to assessments together with extra-judicial appeals.