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UNESCO Chair International Regional Training Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum November 1-10, 2012
GENERATION UNESCO
UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand Primary Sponsor:
Outcomes
Networking: To continue dialogue and exchange of ideas among the participants and to enable mentors to share their insights, a listserv will be established to facilitate on-going communication. Publication: A summary of the highlights of the forum will be published together with contributions from participants who will be asked to write essays about the practical application of the lessons learnt during the forum to their areas and communities of engagement. Ten to twenty of the best and most representative essays will be selected for publication annually for wider dissemination. The publication will track progress made by participants, as well as serve as a record of activities by participants. Action plans worked out collectively by participants will be widely disseminated.
First they came for the Communists, and I didnt speak up, because I wasnt a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didnt speak up,
because I wasnt a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didnt speak up, because I was Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one
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11:00AM-12:30PM Presentation: Relinking the MDG Acceleration Framework with Human Rights and Democratic Governance: Proposals for widening the scope of the MDG agenda in Asia-Pacific Dr. Marcus Brand, Rule of Law, Justice and Human Rights, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre United Nations Development Programme Introduction by Ms. BidyaLaxmi Salam Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center 12:30PM Lunch Location: Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Panel: Environmental Justice and Climate Change Matthew Baird, Chair, Environment and Planning Law Group,Law Council of Australia Dr. Crelis Rammelt, Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia) Moderated by Tim Aye-Hardy Introduction by Mr. Dickens Osano Molo Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Break Regional Group Discussions Location: Graduate Studies Building, 4th Floor Break Dinner Location: Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Facilitated Group Meetings Location: 3rd floor, Salaya Pavilion Scheduling Option 1: Game room available Salaya Pavilion Ground Floor Scheduling Option 2: Film: Location: Movie Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center
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11:00AM-12:30PM Human Rights and Peace: Checking Conceptual Links Prof. Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Thammasat University, Thailand Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center 12:30PM Lunch Location: Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Panel Discussion on Human Rights and Peace in Asia: A Reality Check Prof. Surichai Wun-Gaeo Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) Ms. Gayathry Venkiteswaran Executive Director of SEAPA Dr. Sam Zarifi, Regional Director of ICJ Moderated by Sriprapha Petcharamesree IHRP, Mahidol University Introduction by Ms. Khi Pyar Chit Saw Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Break from 3:30PM-3:45PM 5.30PM -7.00PM Dinner Location: Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Facilitated Group Meetings Location: 3rd floor, Salaya Pavilion Scheduling Option 1: Game room available Salaya Pavilion Ground Floor Scheduling Option 2: Film: Location: Movie Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center
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11:00AM-12:30PM Development of Human Rights Mechanisms in Asia Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree, IHRP, Mahidol University, Thailand Introduction by Mr. Joel Mark Barredo Location: Room 101, Prachasangkhom Udomphat, Institute for Population and Social Research 12:30PM Lunch Location: Prachasangkhom Udomphat, Institute for Population and Social Research Indigenous and Minority Rights: Case Study, Latin America Prof. Anabella Maria Giracca de Castellanos, UNESCO Chair of Communication for the Strengthening of Cultural Diversity and Director of the Institute of Linguistics and Interculturality, University Rafael Landivar, Guatemala Introduction by Ms. Marie McCain Location: Room 101, Prachasangkhom Udomphat, Institute for Population and Social Research Break Regional Group Discussions Location: Graduate Studies Building, 4th floor Break Dinner Location: Prachasangkhom Udomphat, Institute for Population and Social Research Facilitated Group Meetings Location: 3rd floor, Salaya Pavilion Scheduling Option 1: Game room available Salaya Pavilion Ground Floor Scheduling Option 2: Film: Location: Movie Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center
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11:00AM-12:30PM Human Security in Cross Border Areas: Case Study, Manipur Prof. Amar Yumnam, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Director, Centre for Manipur Studies Introduction by Dr. Shukhdeba Sharma Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center 12:30PM Lunch Location: Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Panel: Role of NGOs in Developing Countries Urikhimbam Nobokishore, Secretary, Centre for Social Development, Imphal and Secretary, United NGOs Mission, Manipur Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and International Studies and Associate Director, Southeast Asia Research Centre (SEARC), The City University of Hong Kong and Director of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council in Myanmar Mr. Shiwei Ye, Regional Director FIDH Moderated by Mark Capaldi, IHRP, Mahidol University Introduction by Ms. Ntombi Mcoyi Location: Room 322, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Break Regional Group Discussions Location: Graduate Studies Building, 4th Floor Break Dinner Dining Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center Facilitated Group Meetings Location: 3rd floor, Salaya Pavilion Scheduling Option 1: Game room available Salaya Pavilion Ground Floor Scheduling Option 2: Film: Location: Movie Room, 3rd floor, Mahidol Learning Center
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11:00AM-12:30PM Panel Discussion: Human Trafficking Karen Zusman (writer and independent, multimedia journalist focusing on human trafficking as it relates to refugees, migrants and people displaced by conflict) Anna Olsen, ILO (Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers from Labour Exploitation) Phil Robertson (HRW Deputy Director based in Bangkok) Moderated by Vatchararutai Boontinand IHRP, Mahidol University Introduction Ms. Rajin Al-Qallih Location: Conference Room, 6th floor, Salaya Pavilion 12:30PM Lunch Location: Conference Room, 6th floor, Salaya Pavilion Participant Presentations: Hang Hybunna Right to Water and Sanitation Ntombi Mcoyi Health and Human Rights (specifically HIV/AIDS) Andrea Landry Indigenous Gender Equality/Indigenous Gender-Based Violence Introduction and Moderate by Ms. Bea Abrahams Location: Conference Room, 6th floor, Salaya Pavilion Break Regional Group Discussions Location: 4th Floor, Graduate Studies Building Break Facilitated Group Meetings Location: 3rd floor, Salaya Pavilion Dinner and Multicultural Night Showcase Location: Conference Room, 6th floor, Salaya Pavilion
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The worth of the individual human being is the most unique and precious of all our assets and must be the beginning and end of all our efforts. Governments, systems, ideologies and institutions come and go, but humanity remains.
Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.
-Preamble, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
RESOLUTION of the
Affirming that limited respect and knowledge of each other's cultures has been a common cause for conflicts throughout the world and believing that respect for cultural diversity enriches our lives and societies, we urge governments, civil society and institutions to adopt proactive educational and employment strategies that combat ignorance of each others ways of life, and advance appreciation for the importance of religious and cultural practices; Asserting the compelling need to implement concrete measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, cultural and religious intolerance, for example Islamophobia, so that individuals and society can benefit from greater productivity and social cohesion, we urge greater attention to and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA); Recognizing that every person possesses rights as an individual, not only as a citizen of a particular state, we call upon governments to combat human trafficking and to establish and implement migration, asylum and refugee policies and practices that abide fully by human rights standards; Concerned by the increasing marginalization of some minorities, including Roma people, and conscious of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, we call upon governments to respect and enforce the rights of all minorities, particularly in the areas of education, health, employment, housing and political participation; Conscious that a world connected by trade and technology must be bound by human values, we stress the need for transparent and fair trade relations, particularly with respect to natural resources and agricultural products, and greater protection of human security, including freedom from violence and individual rights to privacy and data protection; Acutely aware of the power of media in human interactions, we urge members of the media to play a constructive role in responsibly communicating information about human rights; Concerned by global conicts and desiring to encourage a culture of peace, for example through dialogue, we urge all governments to evaluate their priorities, decrease their military budgets over time and invest in programs such as human rights education, health care delivery (especially for mothers and children), social entrepreneurship, employment of youth, and environmental preservation and programs designed to eliminate violence against women and children; Recognizing the need for careful planning for a sustainable future and the role that youth can play in this process, we recommend that people in positions of authority open legitimate channels of communication and actively engage in meaningful dialogue with young people during this United Nations International Year of Youth, and in the future. Further, we recommend that they invest in programs that encourage intergenerational solidarity at local, regional, and international levels; Committed to building on the efforts of our predecessors, we will focus upon implementing human rights laws so that words agreed upon may be translated into practical deeds that improve peoples lives; Determined to transcend our individual and collective boundaries, we commit to working toward re-imagining systems, building partnerships and maximizing our full individual and collective potential. We will act in the spirit of informed empathy and with a sense of urgency in order to create an enlightened world confident and willing to build a future of respect, rights and justice for all.
provides confidential counselling services for people with HIV/AIDS and their families, gives training and support to organisations of people living with HIV/AIDS, campaigns against public stigma of AIDS, and advocates the rights of everyone to effective and affordable health treatment. In 2000 he was elected to the Thai Senate for six years with the support of the NGO and HIV/AIDS communities, and in 2005 he was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (a prestigious Asian award) for his advocacy work on human rights. Jon was an active participant in the civil society movement which successfully campaigned for a universal health service in Thailand, and is an advocate for Thailand and other developing countries to make full use of flexibilities allowed under the WTO TRIPS agreement and the 2001 Doha Declaration in order to provide their citizens with access to life-saving medicines that are readably available in developed nations. At present he is Vice-Chairperson of the Thai Foundation for AIDS Rights, a member of the National Human Rights Committees SubCommittee on Civil and Political Rights, and Executive Director of Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw).
Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw, and as an Advisor to the Head of Mission of the OSCE in Kosovo, where he worked on the establishment of democratic institutions in the post-war period. For the OSCE, he has also served on a number of Election Observation and Assessment Missions. He has also worked for the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna, the European Stability Initiative (a think tank focusing on South Eastern Europe), the Yale-Soros Civic Education Project in Bulgaria, and the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute Florence. Dr. Brand holds a doctoral degree in international and constitutional law from the University of Vienna (2002), where he also obtained his master degree in law earlier (1994). He also holds degrees from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence (LL.M., 1997) and from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna (1995).
Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (1990 1994). Furthermore, he is a Co-Chair of Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Co-Writer of Yogyakata Principles and also a speaker in many conferences in Thailand and abroad. He still contributes with his greatest effort consistently.
Mr. Shiwei Ye
Mr. Shiwei Ye is the Southeast Asia regional representative of the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), an international umbrella organization with 164 local human rights groups as its members in over 100 countries. He works closely with FIDH's member and partner organizations in ASEAN countries to monitor, report, and investigate human rights abuses. Prior to FIDH, Shiwei worked with an Asia-Pacific parliamentarian network that advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal health and other population and development issues. Shiwei has also worked for the New York-based NGO Asia Catalyst and helped the organization to build a Chinese-language website that provides Chinese activists with news on environmental justice and right to health in other Asian countries. Shiwei holds a master's degree in international affairs with a focus on human rights from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City. Shiwei is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
trafficking efforts with a variety of non-governmental organizations, international and regional trade union federations, and UN agencies. As program manager of the UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP), he oversaw the successful negotiation of the first regional inter-governmental agreement on human trafficking in the greater Mekong sub-region. Prior to UNIAP, he led the Mainland Southeast Asia office of the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center, working on trade union rights, democratic political reform, and rights of migrant workers, focusing primarily on Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand. A 1997 graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, he is fluent in Thai and Lao.
That since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.
- Preamble, UNESCO Constitution
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
-Article I, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Forum Planning Committee. He is a recipient of the 2009 Carl Wilkens Fellow, Genocide Intervention Network (www.genocideintervention.net) - Seeking to bridge the gap between thought and action in the anti-genocide movement. He is a member of the Central Working Committee and New York Coordinator for Citizen of Burma (www.CitizenOfBurma.org) Burmese helping Burmese in humanitarian needs, as well as Director of Outreach with the Burma Global Action Network (www.Burma-network.com), which serves to campaign the US Congress and the Administration, and international community on Burma issues.
Mission
The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights are committed to: Promoting reciprocal learning on issues of human rights Raising moral consciousness around the ideals of human rights Facilitating the preservation and writing of history related to human rights Contributing to educational efforts that lay the foundation for harmonious human relations Fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between people of different backgrounds Developing strategies for peaceful resolution of conflicts
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Special Thanks to the International Forum Planning and Application Review Committee:
Mr. Tim Aye-Hardy (Chair, IFPC), Burma/U.S.A Ms. Bea Abrahams, South Africa Ms. Marie McCain, U.S.A Mr. Shukhdeba Shrama, Manipur Ms. Angie Lai, China Mr. Gregory S. Fink, U.S.A Ms. Rayila Muhammad, China Dr. Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Thailand Mr. Dickens Osano Molo, Kenya Kate Alyzon Ramil, Philippines Mr. Vukasin Grozdanovic, Serbia Ms. Wassakanit Lakkham, Thailand Ms. Watcharin Sangkara, Thailand Ms. Kannika Janchidfa Mr. Rafael Perez-Segura, U.S.A Ms. Saksinee Emasiri Thanakulmas (Ying), Thailand Ms. Dilyara Tektigulova, Kazakhstan Ms. Phunyanuch Pattanotai, Thailand Ms. Natasha Lewis, New Zealand
Our deep gratitude and appreciation to the following supporters: Mr. Robert Forrester President Rajata Rajatanavin Dr. Parichart Suwanbubbha Ms. Lisa Walker UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights 233 Glenbrook Road Unit 4124, Storrs, CT 06269-4124 Phone: 860.486.0647 Fax: 860.486.2545 www.unescochair.uconn.edu unescochair@uconn.edu