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Sunday
17 June 2007 |
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09:30:
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Forum for the Future: Planning Strategy Meeting |
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Welcoming speeches:
-Dr.
Taieb Baccouche
-Dr.
Niccolo Figà-Talamanca
-Ms.
Amina Bouayache
-Mr.
Mohsen Marzouk
-Mr.
Richard Rowson
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10:00 |
Roundtable: International Initiatives to Promote Democracy
in the Arab Region: Civil Society’s Strategic Planning
-Mr.
Ezzeddine Al-Asbahy: “Arab Civil Society Organizations’
Workplan for the Participation in the Next Forum for the
Future in Yemen”
Discussion
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12:00 |
Coffee Break
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12:30 |
-Mr.
Mohsen Marzouk: “Project of Starting an Arab Movement
towards Democratic Reform”
Discussion
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14:00 |
Lunch |
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16:00 |
Dr.
Saad Eddine Ibrahim: The Arab Foundation for Democracy:
Suggestions to Enrich the Goals and Workplans”
Discussion
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18:00 |
Coffee Break
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18:30 |
Opening of “The regional Preparatory Roundtable for the
“Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Community of
Democracies”
-Mr.
Bob LaGamma, Council of Communities of Democracies:
“Community of Democracies, from Warsaw to Mali: An
Evaluation
-Mr.
Mohamed Keita, Council of Communities of Democracies: “The
Regional Preparatory Roundtable for the “Fourth Ministerial
Conference of the Community of Democracies in Bamako, Mali:
Regional Activities and Programmatic Work Groups”
-Mr.
Mohsen Marzouk, Al-Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center:
“The Objectives of the Council of Community of Democracies
Arab Roundtable”
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19:30 |
End
of first day’s activities
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Monday
18 June 2007 |
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10:00 |
Panel I: Human Security and Democracy
Keynote Speech:
-HRH
Prince Al-Hassan Bin Talal
-Speakers:
-His
Excellency Dr. Al-Sadig El-Mehdi: Former Prime Minister of
Sudan
-Dr.
Saad Eddine Ibrahim: President of Ibn Khaldun Center for
Development Studies
-Dr.
Taieb Baccouche: President of the Arab Institute for Human
Rights
-Mr.
Mohamed Auajjar: Former Minister for Human Rights in Morocco
-Mr.
Dick Rowson: Council for a Community of Democracies
“The
Silver Olive Tree Award for Public Service” Ceremony
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12:30 |
Return
to hotel and lunch12:30:
Return to hotel and lunch
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15:00 |
Panel
II: Development, Human Security and Democracy
-Dr.
Hussain Shaban (Iraqi Network for Human Rights Culture,
Iraq): “Human Security and Democracy”
-Dr.
Mostefa Bouchachi (Algerian League for the Defense of Human
Rights, Algeria): “Democracy and Security: The War against
Terror as a Threat against Democracy”
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17:30 |
Panel
III: Democracy and Peace
-Dr.
Riadh Malki (Panorama Center, Palestine): “Democracy and
Peace”
-Dr.
Niccolo Figà-Talamanca (No Peace Without Justice, Italy):
“Democracy and Peace: A European Approach”
-Dr.
Reza Eslami-Somea
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19:00 |
End
of second day’s activities
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Tuesday 19 June 2007 |
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09:00 |
Panel
IV: Legislation and Rights: Media, Founding Associations and
the Rule of Law
-Mr.
Sleheddine El Jourchi (Al Jahedh Forum, Tunisia): “The Role
of Media”
-Dr.
Hoda Chalak (Civil Action Coalition, Lebanon): “Freedom of
Organization”
-Mr.
Boudjemâa Ghechir (Arab League for Human Rights, Algeria):
“Rule of Law”
-Mr.
Ali Djerri: (Al Khabar newspaper, Algeria)
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11:00 |
Panel
V: Experiences of Election-Monitoring in the Arab world, the
Role of Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations
-Mr.
Mohamed Auajjar (Former Minister for Human Rights, Morocco):
“Election Monitoring: The Mauritanian Experience”
-Dr.
Hani Hourani (Al Urdun Al-Jadid Research Center, Jordan):
“The Role of the Arab Civil Society in Election Monitoring:
Selected Practices and New Initiative”
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13:00 |
Panel
VI: Monitoring and Evaluating Progress in the field of
Reform in the Arab Region: What can be done?
-Mr.
Asem Rababa (Adaleh Center for Human Rights Studies, Jordan)
-Mr.
Ezzeddine Al-Asbahy
-Mr.
Mohsen Marzouk
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14:30 |
Lunch
and closing ceremony
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16:00 |
Al-Kawakibi
Chair for Democracy Transition: The Project Finalizing
Meeting
-The
first year test program
-Signing partnership agreements with universities and
organizations
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