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The Fight Against Terrorism And Human Rights

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Antiterrorisme et droits de l’Homme

En partenariat avec la Commission internationale des juristes (CIJ) et Human Rights Watch (HRW)

8.30 - 9.10: Introduction: Terrorism, anti-terrorism and human rights

Nicolas Howen, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Reed Brody, Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Luis Guillermo Perez, Secretary General, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

Nilmario Miranda, Human Rights Minister of Brazil

9.10-11.30
I. COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A GLOBAL CRISIS?

1. The case of Columbia
Alirio Uribe (Colectivo de abogados José Alvear Restrepo)

2. The case of Palestine
Al Haq

3. The case of Chechnya
Lydia Yusupova, Premio Martin Ennals 2004, Memorial - Grosny

4. Civils liberties restricted in Europe
Jean Pierre Dubois (FIDH)

5. The notion of terrorism and counter-terrorism in the medias
José Rebelo (FIDH)

Questions and debate

12.00- 15.00
II. COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

12.00- 13.00
1. The fight against terrorism and torture

Latin America: from the dictatorships of the ‘70’s to the post-9/11: torture in the Southern Cone
Gustavo Palmieri (Cels) Paz Rojas (Codepu)

North Africa and the Middle East: torture legitimised by the fight against terrorism
Mokhtar Trifi (Tunisian League for Human Rights), Amal Basha (Sister’s Arab Forum, Yemen)

United States: From Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib
Reed Brody,HRW

Discussion

13.00-13.30: lunch break

13.30- 15.00:
2. The fight against terrorism and right to a fair trial

Exceptional jurisdictions in the United States
Maria Lahood Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Latin America: the example of the Mapuche
Jose Arraya (Codepu Valdivia)

Violations of the right to a fair trial in Asia
Nicolas Howen, ICJ

3. The fight against terrorism and human rights defenders
Latin America:

Harassment and criminalisation of social protest
Juan Carlos Capurro (CAJ)

The situation in Central America
Vilma Nuñez (CENIDH)
Africa and the Middle East: denying the right of association
Mokhtar Trifi (Tunisian League)

15.00 - 15.30: break

15.30 - 18.30
III. BUILDING STRATEGIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR THE PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Moderators:

International legal strategies for civil society (UN, regional mechanisms... ) :
Columbian Commission of Jurists

National strategies: national legal and political strategies...
Maria Lahood, CCR

Networking
Nicolas Howen, ICJ

Open discussion

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The Fight Against Terrorism And Human Rights

8.30 - 9.10: Introduction: Terrorism, anti-terrorism and human rights

9.10-11.30
I. COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A GLOBAL CRISIS?

12.00- 15.00
II. COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

13.00-13.30: lunch break

15.30 - 18.30
III. BUILDING STRATEGIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR THE PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

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The Fight Against Terrorism And Human Rights

8.30 - 9.10: Introduction: Terrorism, anti-terrorism and human rights

9.10-11.30 I. COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A GLOBAL CRISIS?

12.00- 15.00 II. COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

13.00-13.30: lunch break

15.30 - 18.30 III. BUILDING STRATEGIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR THE PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Also in this section

Global Economic issues are bound to Human Rights ones !

Human rights at the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil, from 27 January to 1 February 2009

Human rights accountability and the environment: The Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus demands that States and Corporations close human rights accountability gaps

On the occasion of the World Social Forum Global Day of Action 2008, the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus demanded (...)

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Human Rights accountability challenge

Keywords

About Us

Regions

Issues

Contact

Take Action

Web

9.10-11.30
I. COUNTER-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A GLOBAL CRISIS?

12.00- 15.00
II. COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

15.30 - 18.30
III. BUILDING STRATEGIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY FOR THE PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM