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Strengthening International And Regional Frameworks to Protect Human Rights of Older Persons-
Strengthening International And REgional Frameworks to Protect
The Human Rights of Older Persons
Co-sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
March 17, 2011
9:00 – 11.30 am
American University Washington College of Law, Room 603
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Registration is free but required – please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration .
The panelists will discuss the recent activities and possible outcomes of the Working Group, which was established in accordance with the resolution of the UN GA Third Committee, A/C.3/65/L.8/Rev.1, adopted on November 19, 2010. The Working Group’s mandate is to consider the existing international framework, identify how to best address possible gaps, and consider the feasibility of a new legal instrument. Additionally, the panelists will discuss future implications of the ongoing process to strengthen the protection of older persons within the Organization of American States, in particular in light of the Special Session of the Permanent Council that took place on October 28, 2010, where the majority of participating states called for a regional convention on the rights of older persons.
8.45 Registration
9.15 Welcome and Introduction:
Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law
Diego Rodríguez Pinzón, Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
9.30 Panelists:
Luz Angela Melo, LLM ’97, Human Rights Technical Adviser, UNFPA
Juana Sotomayor, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
Israel Doron, LLM ’94, Professor of Law, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Studies, Haifa University
Javier Vásquez, LLM ’96, Regional Human Rights Law Advisor, Pan-American Health Organization
Mario López Garelli, Senior Human Rights Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Jessica F. López, Chairperson, NGO Committee on Ageing - United Nations, and New York Senior Advisor, AARP Office of International Affairs (invited)
10.45 Discussion: (Moderator)
Vladislav Michalčík, Research Scholar-in-Residence, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
11.30 Closing Remarks:
Claudia Martin, Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Registration is free but required – please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration .
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