Sunday 4 June
Opening Ceremony 9:30
Amal Basha, Chairperson of Sisters Arab Forum For Human Rights & CICC MENA Coordinator: Welcoming Statement
Gianluca Eramo, Program Officer: Statement of NPWJ
Dr. Ralf Dreyer, Charge d'affaires: Statement of European Commission
H.E. Dr. Khadija AL-Haisami, Minister of Human Rights in Yemen: Statement of Ministry of Human Rights
Statement of House of Parliament
H.E. Hassan AL-Lawzi, Minister of Information: Statement of Ministry of Information
Coffee Break 10:00
First Session 10:30
Amal Basha: Introduction on the Principles of Human Rights and Human Rights Law
Shawqi AL-Qadi, MP & Chairperson of National Organization for Community Development: Overview on International Humanitarian Law
Dr. Ahmed AL-Humaidi, Professor of Law at Taiz University, Vice Dean of Taiz Faculty of Law & Vice Chairperson of Int. Association of IHL: Historical Background on Criminal Law and Types of Special Courts (Nuremberg, Tokyo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia)
Questions & Answers 11:45
Shawqi AL-Qadi: ICC Establishment, Jurisdiction, Principles of Complementarity & Cooperation 12:15
Sania Al-Aswadi, CICC Campaign Technical Support Assistant for the MENA Region & Amal Basha: Structure of ICC & Assembly of States Parties
Discussion 13:00
Lunch & End of the 1st Day 14:00
In the evening, participants will have the chance to go through the Rome Statute to prepare for the next day's Working Group Exercise
Monday 5 June
Second Session 9:00
Dr. Ahmed Al-Humaidi: The Challenges for Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC
Shawqi Al-Qadi: The Position of Arab States and Yemen in Particular on Ratification and Consequence
Discussion 10:00
Coffee Break 10:45
Third Session 11:00
Lawyer Khaled Al-Ansi, Executive Director for National Authority for Protection of Human Rights & Freedoms: The Role of Civil Society in Supporting the ICC
Amal Basha: The Role of Media in Promoting International Justice
Questions & Answers 11:40
Three Working Groups Exercises 12:00
Facilitators: Al-Humaidi, Shawqi, Khaled
Next Step: Brainstorming on Future Working Strategy for Media (SAF will assign its 2006 National Contest on Human Rights for the best essay/article/research/TV/Radio program on ICC) 13:00
Facilitator: Rana Ghanem, SAF Media & External Relations Officer
Closing Session 13:45
Conclusion and Distribution of Certificates
Lunch 14:15
