AS/Inf (2007) 4 prov.

19 March 2007

 

State of human rights and democracy in Europe

 

Strasbourg, Chamber of the Assembly

Wednesday 18 April 2007 as from 10 a.m.

 

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DRAFT PROGRAMME

 

(see also the Draft Order of Business of the April 2007 Part-Session)

 

 

 

10 a.m.             Opening by Mr René van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly

 

                        Part I - State of human rights in Europe

 

                        Presentation of the report by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and of the opinions

 

10.20 a.m.        Statements by:

                       

■      Ms Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

■     Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

                        ■      Mr Jean-Paul Costa, President of the European Court of Human Rights

 

 

Debate

 

 

11.30 a.m.         Statements by:

 

                        ■      Ms Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International

                        ■     Mr Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

 

Debate continued

 

                        Reply by the rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

 

 

12.30 p.m.        Part II - State of democracy in Europe

 

Presentation of the report by the Political Affairs Committee and of the opinions

 

                        Statement by Mr Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

 

 

1 p.m.              End of the sitting

 

 

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3 p.m.              Part II - State of democracy in Europe (continued)

 

                        Statements by:

 

■      Mr Halvdan Skard, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

■      Mr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)

 

                        Debate

 

                        Reply by the rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee

 

 

4.30 p.m.          Part III - Monitoring of States' performance

 

                        Presentation of the report by the Monitoring Committee

 

                        Statements by:

 

                        ■      Mrs Polonka Končar, President of the European Committee of Social Rights

                                ■      Mr Mauro Palma, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture

 

                        Debate

 

 

                        Statements by:

 

                                ■      Ms Eva Smith Asmussen, President of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance

                                ■      Mr Alan Phillips, President of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention on the Protection for National Minorities

 

                        Debate continued

 

                        Reply by the rapporteur of the Monitoring Committee

 

 

6 p.m.               Summing-up by the rapporteurs and chairpersons of the three main committees

 

 

6.30 p.m.          Votes on the draft texts