14 December, 2008
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Time |
Activity |
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8.45 – 9.00 A.M. |
Registration |
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9.00 – 10.00 A.M. |
Inaugural Session:
Chair: Paula Banerjee (Calcutta
Research Group,
India,
and University of Calcutta, India)
Address: Ranabir Samaddar (Calcutta
Research Group, India)
Inaugural Address: Rajeev Dhavan
(Eminent Jurist and Legal Theorist, India) Address by Guest in Chief: Pascale Moreau (Bureau of Asia & Pacific,
UNHCR, Geneva)
Remarks by the Chair |
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10.00 – 10.30 A.M. |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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10.30 – 12.30 P.M.
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Session I
Chair: Kanak Mani Dixit (Himal
SouthAsian
Regional Magazine, Nepal)
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Discussion Paper on “Mapping the Mixed and
Massive Nature of Population Flows in South
Asia: With special reference to increasing
statelessness and its impact on women and
other disadvantaged groups in the region
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Speaker: Parthasarathi
Ghosh (Jawaharlal Nehru
University, India)
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Discussant: Paula Banerjee (Calcutta Research Group,
India, and University of Calcutta, India)
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Discussion Paper on “Protection Needs,
Current Legal Avenues, and New Legal
Strategies – A South Asian Perspective”
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Speakers:
Uttam Kumar Das (International
Organization
for Migration, Bangladesh),K.M.
Parivelan (TNTRC/DMRC, India)
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Discussants: Vinai Kumar Singh (Indian Society of
International Law, India), Kiran Kaur (UNHCR,
India) |
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12.30 – 1.30 P.M. |
Lunch Break |
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1.30 – 3.30 P.M. |
Session II
(Discussion in form of three working groups on the following themes):
(Group I)
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Developmental Projects, Internal Displacement,
and the Need for New Policies and Practices for Protection of Victims
Discussants:
Samir Kumar Das (Calcutta Research Group,
India,
and University of Calcutta, India),
Shahid Fiaz (The Asia Foundation, Pakistan)
Moderator: Sultana Kamal (Ain-O- Salish Kendra,Bangladesh)
(Group II)
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The Role of the National Human Rights
Institutions in Protecting the Victims of Forced Migration
Discussants:
Mario Gomez (International Commission of
Jurists, Law Commission of Sri Lanka,Sri Lanka),Shiva K. Dhungana (Friends For Peace, Nepal)Moderator:
Amit Sen (UNHCR, Nepal)
(Group III)
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Victims of Violence on the Borders and the
Humanitarian Tasks
Discussants:
Paula Banerjee (Calcutta Research Group,India
and University of Calcutta), Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal (The Kashmir Times,
India) Moderator:Montserrat Feixas Vihe (Chief of
Mission, UNHCR, Delhi (Ain-O-
Salish Kendra,Bangladesh) |
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3.30- 4.00 P.M. |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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4.00 – 5.30 P.M. |
Session III
Chair: Nayana Bose (UNHCR, India)
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Roundtable Discussion on “Media and
Displacement”
Speakers: Kanak Mani Dixit (Himal
South Asian Regional Magazine, Nepal),
Pamela Philipose (Women’s Feature Service,
India), Sanjoy Hazarika (Eminent Journalist, Film
Maker and Policy Analyst, India) |
15 December, 2008
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Time |
Activity |
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9.00 – 11 A.M. |
Session IV
Chair: Susan
Forbes Martin (Georgetown University,
USA)
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Discussion Paper on “Resource Crisis,
Environmental Disasters, and Climate Change in South Asia: Policy
Implications for Humanitarian and Human Rights Obligations for the
Protection of the Victims of Forced Migration”
Speaker:
Subir Bhaumik (BBC World, India)
Discussant:
Paikiasothy Sarvanamuttu (Centre for Policy
Alternatives [Guarantee] Limited, Sri Lanka)
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Discussion Paper on “Protracted Displacements
in South Asia and the Need for Concerted Action”
Speaker:
Jeevan Thiagarajah (Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies [GTE] Ltd, Sri
Lanka)
Discussant: Jyoti
Sanghera (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nepal)
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Discussion Paper on “Do the Displaced have a
Right to Return? A Close Look at South Asian Experiences”
Speaker:
Bhavani Fonseka (Centre for Policy Alternatives,
Sri Lanka)Discussant:
Oishik Sircar (Independent Researcher, India) |
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11.00 - 11.30 A.M. |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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11.30 – 12.30 P.M.
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Session V
Chair: Paikiasothy Sarvanamuttu (Centre for Policy
Alternatives [Guarantee] Limited, Sri Lanka)
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Presentation of Working Group Reports |
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12.30 – 1.30 P.M. |
Lunch Break |
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1.30 – 2.30 P.M. |
Session VI
Chair: Samir Kumar Das (Calcutta Research Group,
India)
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Presentation of Summary of the Discussions and
Draft Recommendations. |
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2.30 – 3.00 P.M. |
Remarks by the Chair |
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6.00 – 8.00 P.M. |
Valedictory Session
(Guest-in-Chief: Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Governor of West
Bengal; Guest of Honour: Mr. Asko Numinen, Ambassador of Finland to
India, Special Guest, Montserrat Feixas Vihe, Chief of Mission, UNHCR,
Delhi; special lecture by Mireille Fanon-mendes France, eminent human
rights activist, Paris – Lecture theme: “Racism, Immigration, and
Xenophobia in World Today” |
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