OSI SUPPORTED HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWS RETREAT

Organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative and the AmericanUniversity in Cairo

January 26-29, 2006

Cairo, Egypt

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A G E N D A

Wednesday, January 25

Arrival of participants

Location: Hotel Ramses

1115 Corniche El Nile, Cairo12344, Egypt

Tel. +20-2-5777444,Fax:+20-2-5752942

Registration - Hotel lobby, upon arrival

18:00 – 20:00DINNER - Hotel restaurant

Day 1
Thursday, January 26
LocationAmericanUniversity of Cairo and Ramses Hilton

Location:AmericanUniversity in Cairo (Falaki Theater)

8:15Meeting at the lobby of the hotel for pickup/bus transfer to AUC

9:00 – 9:20Welcoming Remarks

9:20 – 10:30PLENARY SESSION I

Democracy and Human Rights Development in Middle East

10:30 – 10:45coffee break

10:45 – 12:15PLENARY SESSION II

Citizenship-related discrimination

12:30Meeting at the …

13:00 – 14:00LUNCH BREAK (at the hotel)

14:15 – 16:00PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION A

  • Access to Justice for Poor

Moderator: Zaza Namoradze

Panelists:

  1. Achieng Akena
  2. Lukasz Bojarski
  3. Mehari Etay
  4. Tricia Clare Oco
  • Combating Discrimination

Moderator: Mirna Adjami

Panelists:

  1. Daniela Mihailova
  2. Dilyana Giteva
  3. Jolante Samoulyte
  4. Shushan Khachyan
  • Dealing with selected issues of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Moderator: Nsongurua Udombana (the division of the presenters will be decided by the Moderator)

Panelists:

  1. Aida Gevorgyan
  2. Marta Uetela
  3. Sheila Mandlhate
  4. Agni Baljinnyam
  5. Adalyat Abdumanapova
  6. Mai Abu Moghli
  7. Unaity Jaime
  8. Mohammed Abdelhadi
  9. Mahmoud Abu Rahma
  10. Ozgur Can
  • Promoting Independence of Legal Profession

Moderator: Nazgul Ergalieva

Panelists:

  1. Faniya Mussayeva
  2. Ibrahim Abu Shammalah
  • Access to Information

Moderator: Sandra Coliver

Panelists:

  1. Agnieszka Wardak
  2. Custodio Duma
  3. Manuel da Costa
  4. Inna Yeranosyan
  5. Anar Rahimov
  6. Abushama Maha
  7. Zumray Kutlu
  8. Tamar Khidasheli
  • Right to Fair Trial

Moderator: Benjamin Naimark-Rowse

Panelists:

  1. Joaquim Dimbana
  2. Mahir Mushteid Zada
  3. Patricia Hernandez
  4. Tinatin Khidasheli
  5. Jamila Mamedova
  6. Shahriyor Khodjaev
  • Promoting Police Accountability

Moderator: Robert Varenik

Panelists:

  1. Guadelupe Barrena Najera
  2. Valnora Edvin
  3. Ruya Koman

16:00 – 16:15coffee break

16:15 – 17:45PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION B

  • Protecting the rights of people with disabilities I (focusing on disability rights in general)

Moderator: Oliver Lewis

Panelists:

  1. Dovile Juodkaite
  2. Horatiu Rusu
  3. Ines Bulic
  4. Katarzyna Czepelak
  5. Lucie Rybova
  6. Roman Javoronkov
  7. Anush Hambardzumyan
  • Reforming Criminal Legal Aid

Moderator: Nadejda Hriptievschi

Panelists:

  1. Bayartsetseg Jigmeddash
  2. Marija Lukic
  3. Mihajlo Colak
  4. Alesya Vidruk
  5. Uchenna Emelonye Jackies
  • Minority Rights Protection

Moderator: Indira Goris

Panelists:

  1. Sinan Gokcen
  2. Madina Zhanuzakova
  • Juvenile Justice and Childs’ Rights

Moderator: Martin Schoenteich

Panelists:

  1. Ioana Atasiei
  2. Bunafsha Gulakova
  3. Timur Abdullaev
  • Free Speech

Moderator: Sandra Coliver

Panelists:

  1. Gamze Goktas
  2. Akaki Minashvili
  3. Liana Haroyan
  • Freedom of Religion

Moderator: Jane Wright

Panelists:

  1. Antoanela Pavlova
  2. Lala Abasova
  3. Renata Ariningtyas
  4. Bakhtier Babaev
  5. Mikhail Kuzmichev
  • International and Regional Mechanisms for Human Rights Protection (focus on Africa)

Moderator: Chidi Odinkalu

Panelists:

  1. Didace Kanyugu
  2. Mike Utsaha

18.30Reception at the Ramses Hilton

Day 2
Friday, January27
Location: hotel Ramses

9:00 – 11:00PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION C:

  • Migration and Citizenship issues

Moderator: Julia Harrington

Panelists:

  1. Natalia Oliynyk
  2. Souleymane Sagna
  3. Gerel Lkhagvajav
  4. Manuchehr Kholov
  5. Ahmad Amara
  6. Onder Bakircioglu
  • International justice/Dealing with past human rights abuses and reconciliation

Moderator: Tracey Gurd

Panelists:

  1. Anita Trimaylova
  2. Tahmina Karimova
  3. Maximilien Nshimayezu
  4. Paul James Allen
  • Combating Torture

Moderator: Nazgul Ergalieva

Panelists:

  1. Natalia Mardari
  2. Olga Shepeleva
  3. Umida Khusankhodjaeva
  4. Afag Abdullayeva
  5. Damelya Aitkhozhina
  6. Mahammad Guluzadeh
  7. Sofia Sharova
  • Promoting Gender Equality

Moderator: Daniela Ikawa

Panelists:

  1. Monika Ladmanova
  2. Arpine Avetisyan
  3. Abel Manukyan
  4. Solongo Sharkuu
  5. Shaima Hussein
  • Freedom of Association

Moderator: Ed Rekosh

Panelists:

  1. Anar Kazimov
  2. Lydia Grigoreva
  3. Zahra Maranlou
  • Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Moderator: Nsongurua Udombana

(to be decided)

  • Human Rights Education

Moderators: Lusine Hovhanisian/ Mariana Berbec

Panelists:

  1. Corina Leca
  2. Job Ruzage
  3. Marta Villareal
  4. Jackie Namwanje Kintu
  5. Yury Shentsov
  6. Anna Grehova
  7. Lilit Umroyan
  • Strategic litigation

Moderator: Robert Varenik

Panelists:

  1. Denes Balazs
  2. Vesselina Vandova
  3. Fitsum Alemu
  4. Sukhrobjon Ismailov

11:00 – 11:15coffee break

11:15 – 13:00PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION D:

  • National Human Rights Institutions for Promoting Human Rights

Moderator: David Caughlin

Panelists:

  1. Armen Avetisyan
  2. Hazar Al Khasawneh
  3. Gulshan Aghayeva
  • Promoting Public Interest Law

Moderator: Ed Rekosh

Panelists:

  1. John Oziegbe
  2. Dana Marekowa
  3. Anton Burkov
  4. Jose Patrocinio
  • Universalism and Regionalism

Moderator: Chidi Odinkalu

Panelists:

  1. Caroline Murlithi
  2. Gulcan Yeroz
  3. Umida Hashimova
  • Pre -trial Detention

Moderator: Martin Schoenteich/ Benjamin Naimark-Rowse

Panelists:

  1. Jude Ilo
  2. Mohamed Suma
  3. Tata Pataraia
  4. Anthony Nwapa
  • Women’s Rights (general)

Moderator: Julia Neiva

Panelists:

  1. Diana Miladinovic
  2. Sanja Milivojevic
  3. Ruba Matarneh
  4. Sheerin al Araj
  • Protecting the rights of people with disabilities II ((focussing on rights of people with psychosocial and/or intellectual disabilities)
Moderator: Oliver Lewis

Panelists:

  1. Dovile Juodkaite
  2. Horatiu Rusu
  3. Ines Bulic
  4. Katarzyna Czepelak
  5. Lucie Rybova
  6. Roman Javoronkov
  7. Anush Hambardzumyan
  • Roma Rights

Moderator: Mariana Berbec

Panelists:

  1. Constantin Cojocariu
  2. Cristi Mihalache
  3. Marton Udvari
  4. Dezideriu Gergely
  5. Alina Mehdiyeva

13:00 – 14:30LUNCH BREAK

15:00 – 17:00 TRAINING – 8 PARALLEL SESSIONS

Free evening

Dinner is offered from xxx till xxx at the xxx of the hotel

Day 3
Saturday, January 28

9:00 – 13:00TRAINING – 8 PARALLEL SESSIONS

13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 – 16:00 TRAINING – 8 PARALLEL SESSIONS

16:00 – 16:15COFFEE BREAK

16:15 – 17:15PLENARY SESSION

Responsibility and Accountability of Human Rights Advocates

CLOSING REMARKS

17:15 - 17:30Filling in of the evaluation forms

18:45Meeting in hotel lobby at to depart for Boat Trip on the Nile & Dinner on the boat

Sunday, January 29 (Departure day)

9:00 – 12:30Excursion to the Pyramids – (optional)

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Partners: Partners: CentralEuropeanUniversity, Conectas Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa Initiative

Network Scholarship Program, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa

and Public Interest Law Initiative