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PROGRAM

11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS: PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY: THE ROLE OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS

4TH – 7TH NOVEMBER 2012*

AMMAN, JORDAN

LE ROYAL HOTEL

CONFERENCE BACKGROUND PAPERS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://NHRI.OHCHR.ORG

*IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOTES REGARDING PRE AND POST CONFERENCE ATTACHED FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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DAY 1: MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2012 8:00 – 9:00 Registration at the Le Royal foyer. 9.00 – 11.25: MEETINGS OF REGIONAL NHRI NETWORKS Africa (Venue: Ishtar Ballroom) Americas (Venue: Hamurabi 1) Asia Pacific (Venue: Jarasia) Europe (Venue: Hamurabi 1) 10.00 – 10.15: Coffee break 11.25: All participants move to the Ishtar Ballroom for Opening Ceremony. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PARTICPANTS MUST BE SEATED IN THE ISHTAR BALLROOM BY 11:30 AND PRIOR TO KING ABDULLAH’S ARRIVAL.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

DAY 1: MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2012

OPENING CEREMONY

9.00 - 12.00: Registration at the Le Royal foyer.

Venue: Le Royal Hotel

12.00 – 13.00 12.00-12.10 12.10-12.20 12.20-12.30 12.30-12.35 12.35-12.45 12.45-12.55

OPENING CEREMONY Venue: Ishtar Ballroom His Excellency Ibrahim Izziddin, Deputy Chairperson, Jordan National Centre for Human Rights Dr Mousa Burayzat, ICC Chairperson Her Excellency Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Her Excellency Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of Human Rights Council – video message. Ms Geraldine Fraser Moleketi, Director and Head of the Democratic Governance, UNDP. His Excellency Dr Abdullah Ensour, The Prime Minister, Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein. Master of Ceremonies: Ms Rima Zureikat, Board Member, Jordan National Centre for Human Rights.

13.00-14.00 Opening Ceremony Lunch Venue: Ishtar

14.30 - 17.00 Continuation of ICC NHRI regional network meetings (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe)

16.00-18.00

Meeting of the Network of Arab National Human Rights Institutions Meeting Room: Main Ballroom

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20.00

Dinner for delegates, hosted by the Chair of the Senate Venue: Ishtar Main Ballroom, Le Royal Hotel

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DAY 2: TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2012

SUB-THEME 1: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

09.00 – 10.00 9.05-9.20 9.20-9.35 9.35-10.00

Session 1: The international human rights system: setting the scene. Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Dr Mousa Burayzat, Commissioner-General, Jordan National Centre for Human Rights and ICC Chairperson. Keynote Speaker: Ms Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women. Keynote Speaker: Ms Naela Gabr, Committee Member, CEDAW. Contributions from the floor.

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10.00-11.00 10.00-10.10 10.10-10.20 10.20-10.30 10.30-10.40 10.40-10.50 10.50-11.00

Session 2: How are NHRIs addressing forms of VAW and girls? Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Dr Ramiro Rivadeneira Silva, Defensor of Ecuador and Chairperson, Americas Network of National Institutions. Speaker 1: Dr Sima Samar, Chairperson, Afghanistan Human Rights Commission – in the context of a conflict situation. Speaker 2: Ms Anna Henry, Director, Human Rights Programme, UK Equality and Human Rights Commission to highlight its work on monitoring tools with respect to violence against women. Speaker 3: Ms Monette Maillet, Director-General, National Human Rights Commission of Canada: ‘Looking within’: NHRIs developing a gender integrated framework for their work. Speaker 4: Dr Raúl Plascencia-Villanueva, Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos de México: ‘Interventions on VAW: from theory to practice’. Speaker 5: Madame Nirere Madeleine, Chairperson, Rwandan National Commission for Human Rights ‘The Rwandan Experience’. Contributions from the floor.

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break

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11:30-13:15 11.30-11.40 11.40-11.50 11.50-12.00 12.00-12.10 12.10-12.20 12.20-12.25 12.25-12.35 12.35-13.15

Session 3: NHRIs addressing intersections of Violence Against Women and Girls – Good Practices. Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Mr Lawrence Mushwana, Chair of the South African Human Rights Commission and Chair of the African Network. Speaker 1: Ms Gabriela del Mar Ramirez Pérez, Defensora del Pueblo de Venezuela: ‘Women, Girls and Gender Equality’. Speaker 2: Mr. Francisco Marugán, First Deputy, Ombudsman of Spain: Presentation of the Special Report on "Human Trafficking in Spain: invisible victims", from a gender perspective.

Speaker 3: Ms Young-Hye Kim, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Korea: “Hidden sisters” migrant women and disabilities’. Speaker 4: Mr Med S Kaggwa, Chairperson, Ugandan Human Rights Commission: “Human Rights Defenders and Gender”. Speaker 5: Ms Maria Calivis, Regional Director, UNICEF Regional Office, Middle East and North Africa. Speaker 6: Mr Mu’ayyad Mehyar, Danish Institute for Human Rights to present on the 6th Arab-European NHRI Working Group on violence against women and girls. NGO recommendations to Conference: Chair to invite NGO nominated speaker to provide NGO Forum Recommendations to the Conference Interactive Dialogue/contributions from the floor.

13.15 – 14.30: Lunch 13:15 - 14:30: Parallel lunch time event: ODIHR/OSCE representative to introduce a new resource – a Handbook for NHRIs on Protecting and Promoting Women's Rights and Gender Equality in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Region. Meeting Room: Jarasia.

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WORKING GROUPS – PART I

14.30 – 16.30 Session 4: Four regional working groups: to discuss developing a regional NHRI action plan on human rights of women and girls: Promoting Gender Equality within the framework of the Amman Declaration and Programme of Action. (Each regional group nominates its own chair/facilitator/rapporteur) Africa, Ishtar Ballroom Americas, Hamurabi 1 Asia Pacific, Jarasia Europe, Hamurabi 2 NGOs and non-NHRI participants welcome to participate.

16:30-18:00 Report back from four regional working groups Chair: Ms Anne Munyiva Ngugi, ICC Secretary.

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DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2012

SUB-THEME 2: WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

9.00 – 10.30 09.00-09.15 09.15-09.30 09.30-09.40 09.40-09.50 09.50-10.30

Session 5: Women’s Empowerment: Economic and Social Rights and Political Participation – ‘Challenges and Progress’. Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Professor Amara Pongsapich, Chairperson, Thailand Human Rights Commission and APF Chairperson. Speaker 1: Ms Kamala Chandrakirana, Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice – ‘Discrimination against women in law and in practice in the area of public and political life’. Speaker 2: Ms. Alia EL-Yassir, Country Coordinator, UN Women in Palestine: “MDGs and the post 2015 agenda” Speaker 3 Ms Pregs Govender, Deputy Chair, South African Human Rights Commission – Gender Responsive budgeting and NHRIs. Speaker 4 Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission: ’Engaging high-level corporate leadership for gender equality’. Interactive dialogue and discussion

10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break 10.30 – 10.40: Remarks and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ICC Chairperson and the OECD. Venue: Ishtar Ballroom.

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11.00: 12:45 11:00-11:10 11:10-11.20 11.20-11.30 11.30-11.40 11.40-12.45

Session 6: Women’s Empowerment: Economic and Social Rights and Political Participation – ‘Participation and Emerging Issues’. Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Mr Alan Miller, Chairperson, Scottish Human Rights Commission, Chair of the European Group. Speaker 1: Ms Mai Naguib, Senior Researcher, Egyptian National Council for Human Rights: ‘Women’s participation in democratic movements’. Speaker 2: Mr Michael Windfuhr, Deputy Director, German Institute for Human Rights ‘Working in the context of the European financial crisis– emerging issues for women and girls’ Speaker 3: Dr Ramiro Rivadeneira, Defensor of Ecuador. Speaker 4: Ms Reem Abu Hassan, Board Member, Jordan National Centre for Human Rights. Interactive dialogue and discussion

12.45 – 14.00: Lunch 12.45 – 14.00: Parallel lunch time event: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights – A Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions hosted by the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Meeting Room: Jarasia

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WORKING GROUPS – PART II

14:00 15.30 Session 7: Four regional working groups: to continue to discuss developing a regional NHRI action plan on human rights of women and girls: Promoting Gender Equality within the framework of the Amman Declaration and Programme of Action. (Each regional group nominate its own chair/facilitator/rapporteur) Africa, Ishtar Ballroom Americas, Hamurabi 1 Asia Pacific, Jarasia Europe, Hamurabi 2 NGOs and non-NHRI participants welcome to participate.

15.30 16.00 Session 8: Presentation of recommendations/outcomes of the working groups Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Ms Anne Manyiva Ngugi, ICC Secretary. Recommendations from NGO Forum

16.00 – 16.30: Coffee break

16.30 – 17.30 Session 9: Development and adoption of Amman Declaration/ Programme of Action Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Ms Asma Khader, Board Member, Jordan National Centre for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the Jordan National Commission for Women.

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17.30 – 18.00 Session 10: Conference Closing remarks and ceremony Venue: Ishtar Ballroom Chair: Dr Mousa Burayzat, ICC Chairperson. Other representatives such as regional chairs?

18:45

Dinner for Heads of Delegation, hosted by the JNCHR (by invitation). Venue: Marriott Hotel, Dead Sea.

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THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER

POST-CONFERENCE HALF-DAY SIDE EVENT Half-Day Side-Event on Business, Women’s and Children’s Rights hosted and organised by

the ICC Working Group on Business and Human Rights (WGBHR). Venue: Jordanian Chamber of Industry (details to be provided)

09.00 – 13.00

Side-Event on Business, Women’s and Children’s Rights hosted and organised by the ICC Working Group on Business and Human Rights (WGBHR) and Jordanian Chamber of Industry. Separate agenda developed and implemented by the ICC WGHRB – refer to Attachment 1. This side-event is open to all participants.

13.00 – 14.00 Close and Lunch

Note: Jordanian Chamber of Industry offering to provide the venue free of charge and provide a coffee break and lunch. WGHRB will fund the simultaneous translation and transportation to the venue.

Working Group Meeting of the ICC WGBHR (Please note that this meeting is limited to members of the WGBHR and invited observers).

14.00 – 17.00 Separate agenda developed by the WGBHR.

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*PROGRAM NOTES:

PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS, PARALLEL LUNCH TIME EVENTS AND POST CONFERENCE SIDE-EVENT.

PRE-CONFERENCE

1. The ICC Bureau will meet prior to the Conference on Sunday 4th November at Le Royal Hotel. A separate agenda is being prepared by the ICC Chairperson and the ICC Geneva Representative. Registration will be available from 08.00 – 09.00 at the Le Royal hotel foyer. Contact - Ms Katharina Rose, ICC Geneva Representative: E: k.rose@europe.com.

2. An NGO Forum will be held for a day and a half prior to the Conference from 4th -5th November at a separate venue (to be advised by ACHRS). It will provide recommendations for the ICC and NHRIs to consider at the Conference. NGO Forum representatives will be invited to provide input during the Conference. NGO representatives will need to fund their participation to the NGO Forum and Conference. PLEASE NOTE SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact – Mr Dr.Nizam Assaf, Director, Amman Centre for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS), E: achrs@achrs.org W: www.achrs.org

3. The Government of Norway and UNICEF will host an event on 4th November at 18.00

at Le Royal Hotel on the occasion of the release of the summary publication of Championing Children's Rights: A Global Study of Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children by UNICEF's Office of Research - Innocenti. The presentation of the publication will be followed by a welcome cocktail. Invitations will be sent to registered conference participants. Contact person Razan Jouaneh -UNICEF: rjouaneh@unicef.org

DURING CONFERENCE

4. The ODIHR/OSCE will introduce a Handbook for NHRIs on Protecting and Promoting Women's Rights and Gender Equality in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Region. This lunch time event will be held on Tuesday 6th November 13.15 – 14.30.

5. The ICC Chairperson and Danish Institute on Human Rights requested a signing of an MOU between the ICC and the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The signing will take place during the morning coffee break on Wednesday 7th November 10.30-11.00.

6. The Danish Institute on Human Rights will host a lunch time side-event on the release

of a Handbook for NHRIs on Reproductive Rights. This lunch time event will be held on Wednesday 7th November 12.45-14.00.

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POST-CONFERENCE

7. The ICC Working Group on Human Rights and Business (WGHRB) will hold a half-day

side-event on ‘Business, Women’s and Children’s Rights’. It then will also hold a WGHRB meeting for WG members half day (afternoon). The side-event and WGHRB meeting will be held on Thursday 8th November. These events will take place at the Jordan Chamber of Industry. Please kindly note that there is no OHCHR funding available for NHRIs to stay on an additional night and additional costs in attending this side-event must be borne by the NHRIs. However the WG will pay for venue/translation and refreshments. OHCHR funding for the Conference concludes Wednesday 7th November. Contact Ms Myriam Montrat, ICC WGHRB at MYRIAM MONTRAT myriam.montrat@CHRC-CCDP.GC.CA PLEASE NOTE SEPARATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

OTHER EVENTS

8. After the Conference the Palestinian Independent Commission on Human Rights Commission (PICHR) will host a one-day roundtable discussion in Ramallah on the role of NHRIs in conflict situations on the 9th November. There will also be a two-day field trip for roundtable participants on how the ICHR functions and will be held from 10th – 11th November. The PICHR will invite those NHRIs that operate in conflict or post-conflict situations. This is a PICHR event and not an ICC or JNCHR event. The PICHR will assist with some funds for accommodation and food within Palestine. Any additional costs must be borne by the invited NHRIs. The PICHR will fund 20 NHRIs from the 4 ICC regions. Note that participants will need to travel from Amman to the checkpoint on the 8th November. As Palestine is under Israeli control visa issues will be a significant issue to consider prior to travel. Contact: Ms Emily Hanna, PICHR emilyhanna83@gmail.com.