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