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APPENDICES
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appendix ii
Programme NGO conference
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1 December: OSCE Priorities and Perspectives from Civil Society
08.30 Registration and Coffee
09.30 Official Opening Ministerial Meeting
10.15 Opening NGO Meeting
Introduction by Chair Prof. Cees Flinterman,
Director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
Opening Statements:
Mr. Aaron Rhodes Executive Director of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
Amb. Daan Everts On behalf of the Netherlands OSCE Chairmanship
Amb. Christian Strohal Director of the ODIHR
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Keynote Speeches
- Religious Freedom and the Struggle against Terrorism,
Mr. Krassimir Kanev Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
- Trafficking in Human Beings,
Ms. Anna Korvinus National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, The Netherlands
- Impunity in the OSCE Area,
Mr. Aage Borchgrevink Norwegian Helsinki Committee
- Civil and Political Rights in OSCE Transitional Countries,
Mr. Yevgeniy Zhovtis Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Plenary questions and debate
13.15 Lunch
14.30 Focal Groups
- Religious Freedom and the Struggle against Terrorism,
Chair: Mr. Jan van Butselaar Dutch Platform for international Freedom of Religion, The Netherlands
Input: Mr. Cees Flinterman
- Trafficking in Human Beings,
Chair: Ms. Anne Offermans Netherlands Helsinki Committee
Input: Ms. Lenke Feher White Ring Hungary
Ms. Madeleine Rees Chief of Mission of UNHCHR Bosnia
- Impunity in the OSCE Area,
Chair: Mr. Ulrich Fischer Vice President of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
Input: Guests of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Mr. Andrew Cunningham Médecins sans Frontières
15.00 Press Briefing on Full and Equal Rights for Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area:
Moving from Plan to Action
Ms. Josephine Verspaget Netherlands, Former Chair of the CoE Specialist Group on Roma/Gypsies
Ms. Lala Weiss National Sinti Organization, Netherlands
Mr. Nicolae Gheorghe Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Mr. Saimir Mile Centre "AVER", Paris, Moderator of the Working Group of the Roma and Sinti for the OSCE Action Plan
16.30 Presentation of the Report of Seminar “Human Rights and Terrorism”
Mr. Jan Herman van Roijen Chairman of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee
Speeches by
Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE (2003)
Mr. Solomon Passi Incoming Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE (2004)
17.30 Press Conference on Impunity
19.00 Dinner
Meeting of Human Rights NGO Representatives to take place at De Groote Sociëteit, Vrijthof 47, in the centre of Maastricht
2 December, Planning for the Future
09.00 Opening of the Second Day by the Chairman, Mr. Aaron Rhodes
Looking forward: New Challenges, New Threats for the OSCE
Contributions by:
Ms. Ludmilla Alexeyeva President of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
Mr. Edwin Bakker Researcher at Clingendael; General Secretary of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee
11.00 Closing Session NGO Meeting
Press Conference
12.00 Closing Session Ministerial Meeting
13.00 Lunch
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