III Seminar on Self-Determination and conflict transformation, Geneva, 28-29 July 2001

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III Seminar on Self-Determination and conflict
transformation, Geneva, 28-29 July 2001


III SEMINAR
SELF-DETERMINATION & CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION
Geneva, July 28-29, 2001

Organizers:
PAX ROMANA, CENTRE UNESCO DE CATALUNYA, SAAMI COUNCIL,
UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES’ ORGANIZATION (UNPO)
 
With the support of:
Human Rights Institute, St. Thomas University, Miami
Interest Group on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (American Society
for International Law)
 
In cooperation with the
Indigenous Programme of the Office of the UN High Commissioner on
Human Rights

Venue:
First Floor Conference Room
Palais Wilson, 52 rue de Paquis,
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.ville-ge.ch/site99/cartes/p6.htm
 
Tentative programme
(last update: 15/07/01)
 
Saturday July 28 (09.30-17.30)

The role of the UN human rights machinery in promoting and protecting
the peaceful application of the right to self-determination
 
Interventions:
 
* Committee on Human Rights: Martin Scheinin (Finland) ***
* Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Yuri Reshetov
(Russian Federation)***
* Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Virginia
Dandan/**Philippe Texier (France)**
* Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Iulia
Motoc (Rumania)***
* Commission on Human Rights : Leandro Despuy (Argentina)**
* Siegfried Wiessner, St. Thomas University (USA)***
* Gyula Csurgai, International Centre for Geopolitical Studies***
* John Bosman, KWIA-Support group for Indigenous Peoples**
* Representative of Panama**
* Frieda Souhuwat; South Moluccans***
* Prajanalankar Bhikkhu, Peace Campaign Group, Chittagong Hill
Tracts***
 
Day II: Sunday July 29 : (09.30- 17.30)
 
Proposals to apply the right to self-determination as a contribution
to conflict transformation
 
Interventions
 
* Fatemeh Ziai, Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the
United Nations***
* John Cockell (London School of Economics, former Political Advisor
of UNMIK) ***
* Kuupik Kleist, Representative of the Greenland Home Rule
Government***
* Claire Galez, International Relations and Human Rights Research
Centre***
* Anacleto Bokesa, Bioko island-Equatorial Guinea***
* S. James Anaya, Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law, The University of
Arizona***
* Representative of Switzerland**
* Representative of Liechtenstein**
* Representative of Chittagong Hill Tracts**
* Sébastien Ziegler, World Civil Society Forum***
* John Quiqley, President NGO Committee on Development**
* Eric Sottas, Director, World Organization against Torture**
 
(**: to be confirmed
 ***: confirmed)
 
Entrance: free. Maximum number of places: 100
 
Participants should register before Thursday July 26 (18.00H) at PAX
ROMANA-GENEVA
(TEL. (41.22) - 8230707  
FAX:   41.22-823 07 08   
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Working languages: English and Spanish (Interpretation available)
 
UNESCO-CENTRE UNESCO DE CATALUNYA report The Implementation of the
Right to Self-Determination as a Contribution to Conflict Prevention
(Barcelona, 1998) can be downloaded from  www.unescocat.org
 
UNPO 
[email protected]; 
Centre UNESCO de Catalunya
[email protected];
Pax Romana 
[email protected]; 
Saami Council 
[email protected]

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