Antiterrorism and human rights
Partnering with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Watch (HRW)
28 January from 8:30 to 18:30 - Room J113
.8.30 - 11.00: Antiterrorism and human rights: a world-wide crisis
. 11.30 - 15.00: The role of human rights in the fight against terrorism
. 15.30- 18.30: Strategies and civil society
The rights of victims and the International Criminal Court
Seminar organised together with the International Coalition for the ICC
29 January - time and place still to be indicated
The contribution of human rights to social change
(including human dignity, economic and social justice as part of globalisation)
seminar held by the caucus on human rights and development
27 January from 8:30 to 11:30 - Room J601
This seminar is the main event of human rights defence organisations.
Another seminar will be held as part of the caucus on 30 January to analyse the discussions and consider the future of the human rights movement in future forums.
Economic and social rights: an additional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Partnering with a large coalition of NGOs.
29 January from 15:30 to 18:30 - Room J508
The social responsibility of business companies
Partnering with a large coalition of NGOs.
30 January - Tent of Friends of the Earth (section E)
Please find enclosed a list of the FIDH delegation to the Porto Alegre Forum and a list of the representatives of FIDH member organisations that will be participating in many other seminars.
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