European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)

ECRI’s Round Table in Spain

PALACIO DE CONGRESOS DE MADRID
Paseo de la Castellana, 99
Madrid, 19 April 2006

PROGRAMME

Spanish version (pdf)

REGISTRATION: 9:15

Moderator of the morning session: Mr Enrique MÚGICA HERZOG, Ombudsman

9:30 – 10:00

OPENING

 

- Opening by Ms Eva SMITH ASMUSSEN, Chair of ECRI
- Opening Address by Mr Fernando SAVATER, member of ECRI

10:00 – 11:00 THEME I – ECRI’S REPORT ON SPAIN

10:00 – 10:10

Introduction to ECRI’s work
by Mr Michael HEAD, member of ECRI

10:10 –10:25

Conclusions to be drawn from ECRI’s Report on Spain
by Ms Eva SMITH ASMUSSEN, Chair of ECRI

10:25 – 11:15

Discussion: open to the floor

11:15 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 1:15 THEME II – MINORITY GROUPS AS VICTIMS OF RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SPAIN

11:30 – 11:45

Racism and racial discrimination in Spain: who are their victims?, by Mr Esteban IBARRA, Movimiento contra la Intolerancia

11:45 – 12:00

Minority groups as victims of ethnic profiling and discrimination in policing,
by Mr Daniel WAGMAN, GEA 21

12:00 – 12:15

Training programmes for combating ethnic profiling and discrimination in policing,
by Ms Lola VALLÉS, Police Academy of Catalunya

12:15 – 1:15

Discussion: open to the floor

1:15 – 2:30

Lunch break

Moderator of the afternoon session: Mr José Manuel FRESNO GARCIA, deputy member of ECRI

2:30 – 4:00 THEME III – THE LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMBATING RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN SPAIN– THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

2:30 – 2:45

ECRI’s standards for the development of a comprehensive legislative and institutional framework for combating racism and racial discrimination,
by Mr Giancarlo CARDINALE, member of ECRI’s Secretariat

2:45 - 3:00

The legislative framework for combating racism and racial discrimination in Spain,
by Professor Teresa FREIXES, Department of Constitutional law, University of Barcelona

3:00 – 3:15

The establishment of a national specialised body to combat racism and racial discrimination in Spain – the challenges ahead,
by Ms Estrella RODRÍGUEZ PARDO, Director General of the General Directorate for the Integration of Immigrants,
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

3:15 – 4:00

Discussion: open to the floor

4:00 – 4:15

Coffee Break

4:15 – 6:00 THEME IV – FINDING A SAFE HAVEN – REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN SPAIN

4:15 –4:30

The reception of refugees and asylum seekers in Spain,
Mr Carlos BOGGIO, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Spain

4:30 – 4:45

Governmental policies in respect of asylum seekers and refugees,
by Ms María del ROSARIO GARCÍA MAHAMUT, Director General of the General Directorate for Internal Policies, Ministry of Interior

4:45 – 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