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The Regional Workshop on:
"Rights, Pluralism and Human Security: Putting Ideas into Practice"
Organized
by
The Regional Human Security Center (RHSC)
at
The Jordan Institute of Diplomacy (JID)
In partnership
with
Rights & Democracy ((R&D)Montreal, Canada)
Radisson SAS Hotel - Philadelphia Hall – Amman
June 22-23, 2004
The Programme
The Regional Workshop on:
"Rights, Pluralism and Human Security: Putting Ideas into Practice"
June 22-23, 2004
First Day: Tuesday, June 22, 2004
8:30 – 9:00 Arrival of Participants and Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks by:
Director, Regional Human Security Center (RHSC) at the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy (JID), Amman, Jordan
President, Rights & Democracy (R & D), Montreal, Canada
9:30 – 10:30 Reception
10:30 –12:00 First Session: The Islamic Roots of Pluralism and Human Rights
Chairperson: Dr. Atef Odibat, Director, Regional Human Security Centre
First Presentation: The Islamic Roots of Human Rights and Pluralism
Speaker: Mrs. Nawal Al Faoury, Founding member, Islamic Moderate Party, Jordan
Second Presentation:Three Religious Readings and their Relations to Democracy
Speaker: Mr. Mashallah Shams Olvaezin, Consultant, Middle East Centre for Strategic Studies, Iran
Open Discussion
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Second Session: The Legal Dimensions of Rights, Pluralism and Human Security
Chairperson: Mr. Razmik Panossian, Coordinator, Democratic Development, Rights & Democracy, Canada
First Presentation: The Legal Dimensions of Pluralism in the Arab Region
Speaker: Mr. Essam Edin Hassan, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Egypt
Second Presentation:Reform and Democracy in the Arab Region: the Legal and Political Dimensions of the Process of Change
Speaker: Dr. Hussein Shaban, General Coordinator, Iraqi Network for Human Rights Culture and Development, Iraq
Open Discussion
14:00 – 16:00 Lunch at Hotel’s main restaurant
16:00 – 17:30 Third Session: Citizenship, Civic Education and Political Culture
Chairperson: (TBC)
First Presentation: The Changing Nature of Citizenship and Challenges to State-Centred Political Culture"
Speaker: Prof. Dogu Ergil, Chairman and Director, Centre for the Research of Societal Problems, Turkey
Second Presentation: Education and Citizenship
Speaker: Mrs. Amneh Al Zubi, President, Jordanian Women’s Union
Third Presentation: Political Change and Culture of Change in the New Iraq
Speaker: Mr. Hussein Sinjari, President, Iraq Institute for Democracy, Iraq
Open Discussion
20:00 – 22:00 Dinner at Hotel’s main restaurant
Second Day: Wednesday, June 23, 2004
9:00 – 10:15 First Session: Citizenship, Civic Education and Political Culture
Chairperson: (TBC)
First Presentation: Jihad against Illiteracy and its Implication for Iranian Women: 25 years after the Revolution
Speaker: Dr. Roksana Bahramitash, Human Rights Researcher, Iran
Second Presentation:The Importance of Citizenship, Civic Education and Political Culture: towards Human Security, a Study on the Yemeni Society
Speaker: Prof. Abdul Hakim AlChrgabi, Department of Sociology, University of Sana’, Yemen
Open Discussion
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 Second Session: Human Rights and Human Security as Daily Practices
Chairperson: (TBC)
First Presentation: Human Rights and Human Security: the Relationship between Freedom and Security
Speaker: Dr. Atef Odibat, Director, Regional Human Security Centre
Second Presentation:Human Security for Palestinians: Putting Ideas into Practice
Speaker: Dr. Ali Al Khashan, Secretary General, Constitution Committee, Palestine
Mr. Walid Salim, Director, Panaorama Centre, Jerusalem Office, Palestine
Third Presentation:Human Rights and Human Security: between Reality and Civil Society Organizations
Speaker: Dr. Kamal Hamed Mogheeth, Director, Taha Hussain Association for Civic Education, Egypt
Mr. Haggag Nail, Director General, Arab Centre for Human Rights Activists, Egypt
Fourth Presentation: Reconciliation and Equality Issues: Successes and Challenges, Moroccan Experience
Speaker: Mr. Mohammed Al Sabbar, Lawyer, Morocco
Open Discussion
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Third Session: Making the Media More Effective
Chairperson: (TBC)
First Presentation: The Role of Media in Raising Awareness for Human Rights in the Region
Speaker: Dr. Suleiman Sweiss, Director, Jordan Society for Human Rights, Jordan
Second Presentation: The Role of Media in Strengthening Pluralism
Speaker: Mr. Samih Muhsen, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Palestine
Third Presentation: International Standards for the Role of Media in Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights
Speaker: Mr. Yehya Shukair, Higher Media Council, Jordan
Open Discussion
14:00 – 17:00 Lunch at Hotel’s main restaurant
17:00 –19:00 Roundtable Discussion Session:
Keynote Speakers:
- H.E. Dr. Bassam Al Omoush, Islamic Moderate Party, Jordan
- H.E.Dr. Walid Saadi, Human Rights Commissioner, the National Centre for Human Rights, Jordan
- H.E. Dr. Wissam Al Zahawi, President, Arab Thought Forum, Jordan
- H.E. Mr. Jean-Louis Roy, President, Rights & Democracy, Canada
- H.E. Dr. Hussain Shaban, General Coordinator, Iraqi Network for Human Rights Culture and Development, Iraq
- H.E. Dr. Atef Odibat, Director, Regional Human Security Centre, Jordan
Closing Remarks by Co-organizers:
H.E. Mr. Jean-Louis Roy, President, R& D, Canada
H.E. Dr. Atef Odibat, Director, RHSC, Jordan
20:00 Dinner at the Hotel
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