PROGRAMME Political Transition from a Human Rights Perspective: Experiences and Challenges FORUM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 38TH FIDH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 23 - 24 MAY 2013, ISTANBUL, TURKEY FIDH – Titre du rapport / 3 Thursday 23 May 2013 Morning (09:00-12:30) 16:00-16:15 Coffee break Plenary session SESSION 2: The role of economic and finan- SESSION 2: Reform of Justice for the Rule cial actors during political transition 08:00 Participants’ registration of Law Moderator : Yusuf Alatas, FIDH Vice-President 09:00-11:00 Opening session Moderator : Amina Bouayach, FIDH Vice- (Turkey) • Beşir Atalay, Deputy Prime Minister of President (Morocco) Turkey 16h00-16h30: Introductory addresses • Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH President 16:15-17:00 Introductory addresses • Foreign investments and international trade : • Öztürk Türkdoğan, Chair of the Human Rights • From transitional justice to justice in transi- obstacle or vector for political transitions, Association (İHD) tion, Sidiki Kaba, FIDH Honorary President Olivier de Schutter, United Nations Special • Abdou Diouf, Secretary-General of International (Senegal) Rapporteur on the Right to Food (Belgium) Organization of La Francophonie (tbc) • W hich guarantees for an independent judi- • Bringing corporations to account, Alirio Uribe, • Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International ciary?, Gaston Chillier, Director of CELS Colectivo de Abogados (Colombia) Criminal Court (Argentina) • Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize (Iran) • How to reform the security sector, Navaz 16:30-17h00: Debate with presentations from • Stavros Lambridinis, European Unuin Special Kotwal, Commonwealth Human Rights the floor: Representative for Human Rights Initiative (India) • Land-grabbing in Cambodia and link with EU trade preferences (LICADHO) 11:15-11:45 “New power balances: actors for 17:00-18:30 Debate, with presentations from • Kenya and the Economic partnership agreements the future and challenges ahead» the floor: (KHRC) Ahmet Insel, Politcal scientist, Galatasaray • Transition in Peru, obstacles and good practices • The Amesys case (FIDH Litigation Action University, Istanbul (APRODEH) Group) Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court • Transitional justice in Tunisia: Overview and Prosecutor perspectives (FIDH office in Tunis) 17.00-18h30 Participants split into two functional • Georgia: How to build an independent justice in workshops 11:45-12:30 Testimonies times of transition (Human Rights Center) FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 1 PANEL 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL The human rights movement and marginalised Afternoon (14:30-18h30) RIGHTS, AND THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC or vulnerable communities Two Parallel panel sessions AND FINANCIAL ACTORS Moderator: Raji Sourani, FIDH Vice-President (Palestine) PANEL 1. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AS SESSION 1 : Economic and social rights in Experiences: A CONDITION FOR THE RULE OF LAW political tranistion - Mobilisation strategy against a hydro power plant project in Tajikistan (BHRRL) SESSION 1: Institutional refprms for the Moderator: Debbie Stothard, FIDH Deputy - Forest exploitation and the rights of local Rule of Law Secretary General (Malaysia/Burma) communities in Congo Brazzaville (OCDH) Moderator: Mabassa Fall, FIDH Permanent 14:30-15:15 Introductory addresses FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 2 Representative to the African Union Rights in times of economic and financial crisis • Social protest as a vector for change, Cai which human rights response ? 14:30-15:15 Introductory addresses Chongguo, Deputy Director, China Labour (English only) • Priorities for establishing long-lasting rule of law Bulletin (China) Moderator: Meric Ozgunen, Hellenic League in countries in transition, Luis Guillermo Perez • Human rights, a tool for social demands, Jacob for Human Rights (Greece) Casas, FIDH Secretary General (Colombia) van Garderen, National Director, Lawyers for Experiences: • W hich leverages to encourage reforms Human Rights (South Africa) - Key human rights violations resulting from in repressive contexts, Tolekan Ismaïlova, • The impact of the economic and financial crisis austerity policies , FLAC (Ireland) and APDHE Chairperson of Human Rights Movement in Europe on human rights and democracy, (Spain) (Kyrghizistan) Dimitris Christopoulos, Vice-Chairperson, - Response from the human rights movement • Elections during transition: the experience of Hellenic league for Human Rights (Greece) (ITUC and LDH Belgium) Tunisia, Kamel Jendoubi, former President of - Looking back at the Argentinian debt crisis the High Authority for elections (Tunisia) 15:15-15:45 Debate with presentations from (CELS) the floor: - Which alliances to develop (LDL, Quebec) 15:15-16:00 Debate, with presentations from - Concluding remarks: Olivier de Schutter the floor: • Ecuador: role of peasants and indigenous people • Strategies for working under severe restrictions in the transition (CEDHU) in Belarus (Viasna) • How to promote economic and social rights of • How to support forces for change inside China migrants in Russia (ADC Memorial) (HRIC) • The role of sanctions in the transition in 15h45-16h: Coffee break Zimbabwe (Zimrights) Friday 24 May 2013 - Women’s representation in the peace proces 16:15-17:45 Functional workshops in Turkey, Fatma Şahin, Ministry of Family and Participants split into two workshops to Social Affairs (Turkey) tbc exchange about concrete experiences on building Morning (09:00-13:00) - W oment’s participation in transition institutions democracy. in Tunisia (ATFD) 9:00-10:30 Plenary Session - Guatemalan experience on women’s access to FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 1 justice (CALDH) Ensuring respect of freedom of expression PANEL 1: INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, - Advancing women’s rights in Ireland (CAJ EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL AND THEIR or FLAC) tbc Moderator: Sheila Nabachwa Muwanga, FHRI, ROLE IN THE STRENGTHENING OF THE Uganda RULE OF LAW FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 3 How to promote the rights of minorities and Presentations: Moderator : Dan Van Raemdonck, FIDH Vice- fighting discrimination - W hen IT companies serve censorship: Nokia President (Belgium) in Iran (DHRC) Moderator : Alice Mogwe, Director of - Freedom of expression and film broadcasting in Introductory addresses Ditswanhelo (Botswana) Kyrghizistan (Human Rights Movement) • Religion, the public sphere and the rule of - Fight against terrorism and freedom of expres- law, Asma Jahangir, FIDH Vice-President Presentations: sion in Turkey, Fikret Ilkiz, Bianet legal adviser (Pakistan) - How to promote the rights of LGBT in Senegal (Turkey) • W omen drivers of transitions : for which (LSDH) rights ?, Sophie Bessis, FIDH Deputy Secretary - Afro minorities in Latin America, speaker FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 2 general (Tunisia/France) tbc New tools, new partnerships and the promotion • Minority rights : u n i v e r s a l i s m o r - Promoting the rights of Roma people in Eastern of convergences for universal rights communitarianism ?, Nancy Yanez Fuenzalida, Europe(ADC Memorial, Russia) Observatorio Ciudadano (Chile) - Democracy and Plurilinguism, Levent Korkut, Moderator: Ezzedin El Asbahi, (Yemen) Member of the Steering Committee of Human Debate, with presentations from the floor: Rights Joint Plateform (IHOP, Turkey) Presentations: • Strategies to defend minorities in Egypt (EIPR) - Alliances with social movements (MNDH, tbc Brazil) • Litigation for Roma rights in Belgium - Using social networks to document human rights ( LDH) Afternoon (14:30-19h00) violations (Syrian center for media, SCM) • Discriminatory governance in Mauritania - Social networks as a tool to alert and mobilise (AMDH) 14:30-16:00 Plenary Session in Bahrain (BCHR) - Role and responsibilities of the media during 10:30-10:45 Coffee break PANEL 2: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY: transition, Nadire Mater, Chair of Bianet LEGAL FRAMEWORK, PARTNERSHIPS (Turkey) 10:45-13:00 Functional workshops FOR ACTION - The experience of GNI/Google in China Participants split into three workshops to discuss (HRIC) experiences on building democracy. Moderator : Karim Lahidji, FIDH Vice-President (Iran) 17:45-18:00 Coffee break FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 1 Ensuring respect of freedom of thought, Introductory addresses conscience and religion •What legitimacy for limits to freedom of expres- Late afternoon sion in a democratic society?, speaker tbc (18:00-19:00) Moderator : Harris Azhar, Kontras (Indonesia) •The experience of trade unions on alliances and partnerships, Alison Tate, Director of 18:00-19h00 Forum closing session Presentations: External Relations, International Trade Union highlighting the main lessons learned from the - Religion and the public sphere in the USA Confederation (ITUC) Forum (CCR) • To expose gongos or (un)civil society, - Driss El Yazami, President of the National - Freedom of expression and religion Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar Human Rights Council (Morocco) (EMHRN) (Bangladesh) (tbc) - Leyla Zana, (Turkey) tbc - Religion and conflict in the two Sudans - Souhayr Belhassen, President of FIDH (ACJPS) Debate, with presentations from the floor: - Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Chair of the Human - Freedom of religion and laicism in Turkey; • Freedom of expression in the US (CCR ) Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) Yilmaz Ensaroğlu (SETA) • The experience of alliances concerning Uzbekistan (Burning Hearts Club) FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP 2 Promoting women as drivers of transition 16:00-16:15 Coffee break Moderator : Guissou Jahanguiri, Director of Armanshahr/OpenAsia (Afghanistan) Presentations: 2 / Titre du rapport – FIDH.