Campaigning for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, Democracy, the Rule of Law and International Justice

"Roundtables on Civil Society organisations' strategic planning for democratic reform"
Sunday 17 June 2007
09:30:
Forum for the Future: Planning Strategy Meeting
Welcoming speeches:
-Dr. Taieb Baccouche
-Dr. Niccolo Figà-Talamanca
-Ms. Amina Bouayache
-Mr. Mohsen Marzouk
-Mr. Richard Rowson
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
12:00: Coffee Break
12:30:
-Mr. Mohsen Marzouk: “Project of Starting an Arab Movement towards Democratic Reform”
Discussion
14:00: Lunch
16:00:
Dr. Saad Eddine Ibrahim: The Arab Foundation for Democracy: Suggestions to Enrich the
Goals and Workplans”
Discussion
18:00: Coffee Break
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”
19:30: End of first day’s activities
Monday 18 June 2007
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
12:30: Return to hotel and lunch
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”
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
19:00: End of second day’s activities
Tuesday 19 June 2007
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)
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”
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
14:30: Lunch and closing ceremony
16:00: Al-Kawakibi Chair for Democracy Transition: The Project Finalizing Meeting
-The first year test program
-Signing partnership agreements with universities and organizations