AS/Inf (2007) 4 prov.
19 March 2007
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:
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â– Â Â Â Â Â Ms Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
â– Â Â Â Â 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:
â– Â Â Â Â Â Mr Halvdan Skard, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
â– Â Â Â Â Â 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 KonÄar, 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