Time & Location
Jan 15, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+1
CICG | Amphi D (and online), Rue de Varembé 17, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
About the session
Moderators
Mandira SHARMA, Internation Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Senior International Legal Adviser – Member of CEDI’s Advisory Board, Nepal
Olivier DE FROUVILLE, United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), Chairperson – Member of CEDI’s Advisory Board, France
Agenda
Welcome and opening by Emmanuel DECAUX, President of CEDI, former Chair of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Keynote address by Nada Youssef A. AL NASHIF, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Panel of testimonies from family members of disappeared persons from five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and MENA
High-level segment with Congress partners and representatives of States and institutions wishing to announce voluntary pledges
PARTNERS
France on behalf of CEDI’s Core States, Mme Isabelle ROME, Ambassadrice pour les droits de l’homme
Switzerland, Ambassadeur Julien THÖNI, Représentant permanent adjoint de la Suisse auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies et autres organisations internationales à Genève
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, Mr. Jens Modvig (EN), Chair of the Board of Trustees
International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), Ms. Kathryne BOMBERGER, Director- General
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Mr. Santiago CANTON, Secretary General
Barreau de Paris, Mr. Charles Ohlguller, Representative of the Paris Bar
CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Ms. Charlotte De Poncins (FR), Directrice des partenariats internationaux
International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), Mr. Fernando TRAVESI, Executive Director
Amnesty International, Ms. Agnès CALLAMARD, Secretary General
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Ms. Alice MOGWE, President
International Catalan Institute for Peace, Mr. Kristian Herbolzheimer, Director
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Mr. Antoine BERNARD, Director of Advocacy and Assistance
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Ms. Carin BENNINGER-BUDEL (EN), Deputy Secretary-General
ACAT-France, Mme Solange MOUME-ETIA (FR), Directrice du Pôle Programmes & Plaidoyer
Geneva Human Rights Platform, Mr. Felix Kirchmeier, Executive Director
REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Ms. Géraldine MATTIOLI-ZELTNER, Representative of the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr. Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus/SOC) Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE
Mr. Idrissa Sow, Commissioner, Chair of the Working Group on the Death Penalty, Extra-Judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa
Ms. Andrea Pochak, Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Rapporteur on Memory, Truth and Justice (video)
STATES
Poland – Ms. Maria Ejchart, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland
Mauritania – H.E. Sid’Ahmed Benane, Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations of Mauritania
Armenia – Mr. Hayk Sargsyan, Head of the Humanitarian Issues Division in the Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Belgium – H.E Mr. Christophe Payot, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations Office and specialized institutions in Geneva
Brazil – H.E Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Chile – H.E Mrs. Claudia Fuentes Julio, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Colombia – H.E Mr. Gustavo Gallón, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Croatia – H.E Mrs. Andrea Javor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
France – Mrs Isabelle Rome, Ambassador at large for Human Rights for France
Gambia – Mrs. Bafou Jeng, Human Rights Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of The Gambia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Germany – H.E Mrs. Nikola Gilhoff, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargée d’affaires a.i. of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Luxembourg – H.E Mr. Marc Bichler, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Morocco – Mme Fatima Barkan, Secrétaire Générale de la Délégation Interministérielle aux Droits de l’Homme
Mexico – H.E Mr. Fernando Espinosa Olivera, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Sudan – H.E Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan Hamid, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva
Uruguay – Mrs. Florencia Dudok, Head of International Affairs and Communication of the Secretariat of Human Rights for the Recent Past of Uruguay
NHRIs
The Gambia, Mr. Emmanuel JOOF, Chair of the National Human Rights Commission
Morocco, Mme Amina BOUAYACH, Présidente du Conseil National des Droits de l’Homme