Fwd: International Congress on Human Rights in the Caucasus

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From: Levan Z. Urushadze <[email protected]>
Tbilisi, December 12, 1999

Dear friends,

We inform you, that on February 23-25, 2000, in Batumi (Republic of
Georgia), will be hold the 1st International Congress "THE MODERN
WORLD AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CAUCASUS".

Organizers:
The Aslan Abashidze's International Foundation,
The International Association "CAUCASUS: Ethnic Relations, Human
Rights, Geopolitics" (IACERHRG),
The National Section of Georgia of the International Society for Human
Rights (ISHR-IGFM),
The International Committee for Human Rights of the Chechen Republic
Ichkeria,
The Netherlands Helsinki Union (NHU).

Main themes:
>1) International Human Rights NGOs and Human Rights situation in the Caucasus;
2) Intergovernmental Organizations (UNO, OSCE, CoE, EU, etc) and Human
Rights situation in the Caucasus;
3) The modern world and problems of resolution of the Ethnic Conflicts
in the Caucasus;
4) The Chechen problem and the modern world;
5) Russia and the Caucasus;
6) Political prisoners and refugees in the Caucasus;
7) Caucasus: Human Rights and Education.

Themes of the round table discussions (February, 25):
1) Rights of Nations;
2) Role of the Human Rights NGOs in the development of the Civil
Society in the Post-soviet Caucasus.

Organizing Committee:
Dr. Aslan Abashidze, MP (Georgia, Chairman),
Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze (Georgia, Co-Chairman),
Dr. Bas van der Plas (The Netherlands),
Prof. David Nissman (USA),
Prof. Virginia Davis Nordin (USA),
Prof. Said-Emin Ibrakhimov (Chechen Republic Ichkeria),
Hans Born (Germany),
Dr. Konstantine Z. Gamsakhurdia (Switzerland),
Dr. Umud Mirzoyev (Azerbaijan),
Prof. Elizbar Javelidze, MP (Georgia),
Prof. Gigi Khornauli (Georgia),
Dr. Lia Andguladze (Georgia),
Dr. Guram Mirtskhulava (Georgia),
Giorgi Targamadze, MP (Georgia).

Official languages: Georgian, English, Russian.

Time limit for the lecturers: 15 min.

Time limit for the participants of the round table discussions: 10
min.

Deadline for registration and abstracts: January, 25, 2000.

Registration fee: 100 USD (payment in situ) The participants from NIS
countries set free from the registration fee.

The participants of the Congress will be accomodated and the travel
expenses will be paied.

We cordially invite you to the Congress and hope for your coming in
Georgia.

With kind regards,

Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze,
Co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee,
President of the National Section of Georgia
of the ISHR-IGFM, Co-Chairman of IACERHRG
________________________________________________________

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Address:
G. Tsabadze Street 3-32,
Tbilisi 380012,
Republic of Georgia.

Tel/Fax: (+995 32) 348651
Fax: (+995 32) 001153
E-mail: [email protected]

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