ECRI’s Round Table in Slovenia
White Hall of the Grand Hotel Union
Ljubljana, Tuesday 14 October 2003

PROGRAMME


9:30 – 9:45	OPENING
	Opening Address Welcome and introductory statements by Ms Alenka PUHAR, Vice-Chair of ECRI and by the Moderator of the morning session of the Round Table Mr Matjaž HANŽEK, Human Rights Ombudsman
9:45 – 10:45 THEME I – ECRI’S REPORT ON SLOVENIA
9:45 – 10:00	Introduction to ECRI’s work by Ms Claudia SCIOTTI, member of ECRI’s Secretariat
10:00 – 10:15	Conclusions to be drawn from ECRI’s Report on Slovenia by Mr Michael HEAD, Chair of ECRI
10:15 – 10:45	Discussion: open to the floor
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 1:00 THEME II – NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – THE WAY FORWARD
11:00 – 11:15	ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No.7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination, by Ms Claudia SCIOTTI, member of ECRI’s Secretariat
11:15 – 11:30	Recent developments in the field of anti-discrimination legislation in Slovenia, by Ms Vera KLOPČIČ, Researcher
11:30 – 11:45	The setting up of a national specialised body in combating racism, by Mr Jernej ROVŠEK, Deputy Human Rights Ombudsman
11:45 – 1:00	Discussion: open to the floor
1:00 – 2:30	Lunch break
2:30 – 4:15 THEME III – WELCOMING YOUR NEIGHBOUR - EX-YUGOSLAV MINORITY GROUPS IN SLOVENIA
2:30 – 2:45	The situation of ex-Yugoslav minority groups in Slovenia, by Ms Vera KRZISNIK BUKIC, Researcher
2:45 - 3:00	Promoting an inclusive society in Slovenia, by Mr Jurij ZALETEL, Office for Immigration and Refugees
3:00 – 4:15	Discussion: open to the floor
4:15 – 4:30	Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:30 THEME IV – RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE
4:30 – 4:40	Racism and xenophobia in Slovenia, by Mr Srečo DRAGOŠ, University of Ljubljana
4:40 – 4:50	The media and the fight against racism and intolerance, by Mr Matevž KRIVIC, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court
4:50 – 5:30	Discussion: open to the floor
5:30 – 6:00	Conclusions of the Round Table
	Presentation of the conclusions of the Round Table by the Moderator of the afternoon session Ms Alenka PUHAR, Vice-Chair of ECRI