Effective Approaches to the Realization of Human Rights

Schedule of Events:

8:30 a.m. Registration (Ballroom Lobby)

8:55 – 9:10 Musical selection from the Gospel Choir of Windsor High School

9:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of President Austin by Prof. Amii Omara-Otunnu, UNESCO Chair in Comparative Human Rights

Greetings and Introduction of Keynote Speaker by President Philip E. Austin

Keynote Address by High Court Judge Dikgang Ernest Moseneke, who was involved in writing South Africa’s Interim Constitution

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 – 11:45 Plenary Session I: South Africa Panel (Chaired by Dumisa Ntsebeza)
• Ahmed Kathrada, a close political and intellectual ally of Nelson Mandela since the 1940s and spent 26 years in Robben Island as political prisoner of the apartheid regime
• Charlotte McClain, South Africa Human Rights Commission
• Shirley Gunn, an advocate for reparations in South Africa

11:45 a.m. Address by Mr. Ed Fagan, the lead lawyer in the Jewish Holocaust Reparations class lawsuit

12:10 p.m. Luncheon Break
General Luncheon in Community Room

Luncheon for High School Students

Wilbur Cross, North Reading Room
• Mrs. Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights Activist
• Mr. Robert Nave, Amnesty International Northeast Representative
2:15 – 4:00 Plenary Session A: Global Issues Panel (Chaired by Prof. Kenneth Neubeck)
Rome Commons Ballroom (Max 320)
• Curt Goering, Deputy Executive Director of Amnesty International, USA
• Martin Macwan, convener and spokesperson of the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights in India
• R. Sampatkumar, Secretary General, International Society for Human Values

Plenary Session B: Human Rights Education Panel (Chaired by Prof. Lynne Healy) Rome Commons Ballroom Section B (Max 50)
• Germany: Prof. Dr. Karl-Peter Fritzsche, UNESCO Chair-holder
• Israel: Prof. Yaacov Iram, UNESCO Chair-holder
• Jordan: Dr. Ali Al-Shra’ah, UNESCO Chair-holder
• The Netherlands: Dr. Hans Werdmolder, UNESCO Chair-holder
• South Africa: Prof. Nasila Rembe, UNESCO Chair-holder
• United States: Prof. Amii Omara-Otunnu, UNESCO Chair-holder

4:10 p.m. Introduction of Concluding Speaker by Mr. Richard Barber

4:15 – 4:45 Concluding Address by Mrs. Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights Activist

5:00 p.m. Special Reception Honoring Conference Speakers and Invited Guests
Hosted by Chancellor John Petersen
Rome Commons Community Room