Programme

The Second Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders ran from the 10th to 12th September 2003. Thursday 11th September Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Plenary Chair: Kieran Mulvey, Front Line Trustee 9.30 Testimony Fatimata Mbaye, Mauritania Dr Walid Al Hili, Iraq 10.00 Website Presentation 10.15 Coffee Break 10.45 Introduction to the discussion on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Karen Kenny, Co-Director, International Human Rights Network 11.00 Presentation of the Economic Social and Cultural (ESC) Rights Manual Felix C. Morka, Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC), Nigeria 11.20 The presentation of lessons learnt from the struggle for ESC rights by Human Rights Defenders in their respective countries: Annkio Opurum-Briggs, Agape Birthright, Nigeria Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan, India

James Thorlby, Pastoral Land Commission, Brazil 11.40 Presentation on the UNESCO Anti-Poverty Strategy, Pierre Sané, Assistant Director General of UNESCO for the Social and Human Sciences Sector 12.00 Workshops on working for ESC rights

Working Group A - interpretation - Plenary Hall Chair: Kieran Mulvey, Front Line Trustee

Working Group B - English - Bedford Hall, 1st floor Chair: Noeline Blackwell, Front Line Trustee

Working Group - Spanish - Syndicate Room, 1st floor Chair: Sergio Zamorano

Working Group D - French - President's Suite, 1st floor Chair: Michel Forst, Front Line Trustee 13.00 Lunch Human Rights Defenders under attack Plenary Chair - Pierre Sané, Front Line Trustee 14.30 Testimony Gilbert Kalinde Abeli, DRC betty Luvusia, Solomon Islands 14.40 Protecting Human Rights Defenders, the role of second governments; panel discussion chaired by Indai Lourdes Sajor, Front Line Leadership Council

Jon Benjamin, Head of Human Rights Policy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Chris Collier, HIVOS, Netherlands Rashid Kang, Human Rights Defender Project Coordinator, Forum Asia 15.40 Presentation on information technology, electronic communications and security

Robert Guerra, Privaterra, Canada José Cruz, Guatemala 16.10 Coffee break 16.40 John Rendler, Human Rights Defenders under attack in the USA 16.50 Testimony Lynne Stewart, USA Azam Taleghani, Iran 17.00 Human Rights Defenders under attack: the presentation of case studies focusing on anti-terrorism security measures and the politicisation of human rights

Luz Perly Cordoba Mosquera, Campesino Association of Arauca, Colombia Samsul Bahri Teuku, Kontras Aceh Khelef Khalifa, Muslims for Human Rights, Kenya Mikhail Ardzinov, Independent Human Rights Organization of Uzbekistan Raji Sourani, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 17.30 Workshops Coping with surveillance, electronic communications and security

Working Group A - interpretation - Plenary Hall Chair: Kieran Mulvey, Front Line Trustee Coping with security/anti-terrorist legistlation, coping with attacks on NGOs objectivity/accountability

Working Group B - English - Bedford Hall, 1st floor Chair: Noeline Blackwell, Front Line Trustee

Working Group C - Spanish - Syndicate Room, 1st floor Chair: Sergio Zamorano

Working Group D - French - President's Suite, 1st floor Chair: Michel Forst, Front Line Trustee 18.30 Close 19.00 Dinner 21.00 Concert in Church Cathedral Friday 12th September Security Plenary Chair: Michel Forst, Front Line Trustee 09.30 Testimony Father Aidan Troy, Northern Ireland Fiona McCausland, Northern Ireland 09.40 Introduction of Security Manual, by Enrique Eguren and Christoph Klotz of Peace Brigades International 10.30 Workshops on practical security measures for Human Rights Defenders

Working Group A - interpretation - Plenary Hall Chair: Kieran Mulvey, Front Line Trustee

Working Group B - English - Bedford Hall, 1st floor Chair: Noeline Blackwell, Front Line Trustee

Working Group C - Spanish - Syndicate Room, 1st floor Chair: Sergio Zamorano

Working Group D - French - President's Suite, 1st floor Chair: Michel Forst, Front Line Trustee 11.30 Coffee Break Plenary Chair: Martin O'Brien, Front Line Leadership Council 12.00 Concluding session 13.00 Closing Remarks, Denis O'Brien, Chairman, Front Line 13.30 Lunch

The Friday afternoon will be free for participants to visit Dublin

20.00 Closing reception for Human Rights Defenders at the Guinness Storehouse