Date: Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 – Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Room XXV
Welcome:
PWESCR (Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), Ms. Priti Darooka, Executive Director
Key Note Speaker:
Ambassador Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre of Uruguay, President of the Human Rights Council
Distinguished Speakers:
Permanent Mission of India to Geneva – Ambassador Mr. Dilip Sinha, (to be confirmed)
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Amnesty International, Ms. Audrey Gaughra, Director, Global Issues
Moderator:
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Portugal – Ms.Virginia Bras Gomes, Former Member
Discussants:
The South Centre – Mr. Manuel (Butch) Montes, Senior Advisor on Finance and Development
Worldwide Organization for Women – Ms. Afton Beutler, President
Slide Presentation by: Women’s UN Report Network – WUNRN – Ms. Lois A. Herman, Coordinator
Objectives of this side event:
It will focus on how the concept of dignity can provide a more holistic approach grounded in people’s realities and explore the potential limitation of the current human rights framework. It will advocate the Human Rights Council to commit to advance human rights with dignity and to ensure the concept of dignity is incorporated in all its work, in particular the resolutions on economic, social and cultural rights.