Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (September 10–11, 2009)

The conference "Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia" will take place in Prague on September 10–11, 2009.

The participants of the conference will focus on the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with special emphasis on freedom of thought, conscience and religion; on protection of cultural rights of religious and ethnic minorities including language, spiritual traditions and customs; on right to education as one of the most strongly contested in the field of minority rights and last but not least on environmental rights and their linkage with human rights protection.

Conference Panels:

Religious, Cultural and Indigenous Rights

Inclusive Government Versus Exclusive Governance

Implementing Democracy, Innovative Development and Education

Challenges for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (Nobel Peace Prize Laureates discussion)

The invitees include Nobel Peace Prize Laureates such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Frederik Willem de Klerk, Jody Williams and Paula Dobriansky,Foreign policy specialist and former Under-Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Ramin Jahanbegloo,Iranian dissident and intellectual, Zoya Phan, International Coordinator at the Burma Campaign UK, Maran Turner, Executive Director of Freedom Now, Khin Ohmar, Former Burmese student activist and founding member of the Women’s League of Burma, Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-General for External Relations of the European Commission, Petr Bratský, Member of Parliament of the Czech Republic, Doan Viet Hoat, Civil rights and human rights activist and dissident from Vietnam, Robert Menard, FormerSecretary-General of Reporters Without Borders and others.

News:

11. 9. 2009 Peace Democracy and Human Rights In Asia Conference executive summary.pdf (21,6 kB)