LIVE: 2019 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
PREVIOUS SESSIONS
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Opening statements:
Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovakia
Mr. Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Opening remarks: Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of ODIHR
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Lech Wałęsa, former President of the Republic of Poland
Opening statements:
Amb. Thomas Greminger, OSCE Secretary General
Mr. George Tsereteli, President, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Amb. Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Mr. Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Technical information: Ms. Katarzyna Gardapkhadze, First Deputy Director of ODIHR
Statements by Delegations
WORKING SESSION 1
Fundamental freedoms I, including:
– Freedom of expression, free media and information
Introducer: Ms Amy Brouillette, Research Director, at Ranking Digital Rights
Moderator: Mr Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser, OSCE Office of the RFoM
Rapporteur: Mr Boštjan Širnik, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 2
Fundamental freedoms I (continued), including address by the OSCE representative on Freedom of the Media:
– Freedom of expression, free media and information
Introducer: Mr. Harlem Desir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Moderator: Mr. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser, OSCE Office of the RFoM
Rapporteur: Ms. Rikke Høyer Hughes, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 3
Democratic institutions, including:
– Democracy at the national, regional and local levels
– Democratic elections
Introducer: Ambassador Urszula Gacek, Head of EOMs, former Senator and Consul General
Moderator: Mr. Alexander Shlyk, Head, Elections Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Anna Pogwizd, Permanent Mission of Poland to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 4 (specifically selected topic)
Safety of journalists
Introducer: Mr. Tarlach McGonagle, Extraordinary professor of Media Law & Information Society, Leiden University
Moderator: Ms. Kristin Olson, Principle Adviser, OSCE Office of the RFoM
Rapporteur: Ms. Manon Philippet, Permanent Représentation of Belgium to OSCE
WORKING SESSION 5 (specifically selected topic):
Safety of journalists (continued)
Introducer: Ms.Nani Jansen, Director, Digital Freedom Fund
Moderator: Mr. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser, OSCE Office of the RFoM
Rapporteur: Ms. Catalina Bolma –Dupont, Delegation of the EU to the International Organisations
WORKING SESSION 6
Fundamental freedoms II, including:
– Freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Introducer: Ms. Diana-Olivia Hatneanu, Independent lawyer
Moderator: Mr. Jennifer Croft, Deputy Head, ODIHR Human Rights Department
Rapporteur: Ms. Sorcha Casey, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 7
Fundamental freedoms II (continued), including:
– Freedom of thought, conscience, religion, or belief
Introducer: Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, former UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB and former Foreign Minister of the Maldives, Visiting Professor of Human Rights Practice at the University of Essex
Moderator: Mr. Kishan Manocha, Senior Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Ms Tamara Ognjanović, Permanent Mission of Serbia to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 8
Tolerance and non-discrimination I, including:
– Equal opportunity for women and men
– Implementation of the OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality
– Violence against women
Introducer: Ms. Elvira Surabaldieva, Member of Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
Moderator: Mr. Marcin Walecki, Head, Democratization Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Mr. Jürgen Heissel, Permanent Mission of Austriato the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 9
Humanitarian issues and other commitments, including:
– Combating trafficking in human beings
– Refugees and displaced persons
– Persons at risk of displacement
Introducer: Ms. Dalia Leinarte, Fellow-Commoner at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, and Professor at Vytautas Magnus University
Moderator: Mr. Valiant Richey, Special Representative, Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Rapporteur: Ms. Lucie Leauté, Permanent Representation of France to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 10
Rule of law I, including:
– Independence of the judiciary
– Democratic law-making
– Ensuring equal enjoyment of rights and equal participation in political and public life
Introducer: Ms. Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender (Ombudsperson) of Georgia
Moderator: Mr. Marcin Walecki, Head, Democratization Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Mr. Leonard Reil, Global Affairs of Canada
WORKING SESSION 11
Rule of law II, including:
– Prevention of torture
– Exchange of views on the question of abolition of capital punishment
– Protection of human rights and fighting terrorism
Introducer: Ms. Marie Struthers, Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Amnesty International
Moderator: Mr. Omer Fisher, Head, Human Rights Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Mr. Eurico de Matos, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 12
Tolerance and non-discrimination II, including address by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
– Rights of persons belonging to national minorities
Introducer: Ms. Petra Roter, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana
Moderator: Mr. William Romans, Senior Legal Advisor, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Rapporteur: Ms. Daria Mosina, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 13
Tolerance and non-discrimination II, including:
– Combating racism, xenophobia, and discrimination
– Combating anti-Semitism and discrimination against Christians, Muslims and members of other religions
Introducers:
Imam Yahya Pallavicini, President, COREIS (Islamic religious community)
Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism
Professor Ingeborg Gabriel, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions
Ambassador Mehmet Paçacı, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims
Moderator: Ms. Cristina Finch, Head, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Ms. Magnar Aaberg, Permanent Mission of Norway to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 14 (specifically selected topic)
Hate crime
Introducer: Ms. María Teresa Verdugo Moreno, UN CERD committee member
Moderator: Ms. Christie Edwards, Deputy Head, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Mr. Brian Breuhaus, United States Department of State
WORKING SESSION 15 (specifically selected topic)
Hate crime
Introducer: Ms. Draginja Nadaždin, Director, Amnesty International Poland
Moderator: Ms. Cristina Finch, Head, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Mr. Arne Brandsma, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 16 (specifically selected topic)
Roma and Sinti
Introducers:
Ms. Zola Kondur, Council of Europe in Ukraine
Mr. Romeo Franz, Member of the European Parliament for the Green Party, member of the Sinti community from Germany
Moderator: Mr. Dan Pavel Doghi, Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues, Chief of the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI), ODIHR
Rapporteur: Ms. Helen Teasdale, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 17 (specifically selected topic)
Roma and Sinti
Introducers:
Ms. Daniela Mihaylova Lawyer, Equal Opportunities Initiative Association, Bulgaria
Ms. Eniko Vincze Professor, Researcher, Social activist
Moderator: Mr. Dan Pavel Doghi, Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues, Chief of the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI), ODIHR
Rapporteur:Ms. Olga Rakic, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE
WORKING SESSION 18
Discussion of human dimension activities (with special emphasis on project work)
Introducers: Mr. Adam Rogers, Strategic Communications Advisor, former UNDP Senior Advisor for the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) Development Impact Group
Ms. Katarzyna Gardapkhadze, First Deputy Director, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Ms. Deniz Yazici, Adviser, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Moderator :Ms. Kateryna Ryabiko, Project Co-ordinator, ODIHR
Rapporteur: Ms. Christine Harper, Permanent Missionof the United States to the OSCE
As part of the session, a short video on a trial monitoring project implemented by the OSCE field operation in Ukraine will be displayed.
Closing reinforced plenary session (reinforced by the participation of human rights directors, OSCE ambassadors and heads of OSCE institutions):
– Any other business
– Closing of the meeting
Chair: Ms. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of ODIHR
Closing speech on behalf of the OSCE Secretary General:
- Amb. Paul Bekkers, Director, Office of the OSCE Secretary General
Closing speech by OSCE Chairmanship:
- Amb. Katarína Žáková, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE
Closing speech by Director of ODIHR - Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
Closing