Novotel Budapest Centrum, Rákóczi út 43-45 Budapest, 16 November 2009
PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION: 8:45
9:00 – 9:20
OPENING
- Opening by Ms Eva Smith Asmussen, Chair of ECRI
- Opening Address by Mr Vilmos Szabó, Senior Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9:20 – 10:45 - SESSION I – ECRI’S REPORT ON HUNGARY
Moderator of session I: Ms Judit József, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the Council of Europe
9:20 – 9:40
Main conclusions of ECRI’s fourth Report on Hungary Mr Christian Ĺhlund, Member of ECRI
9:40 – 10:00
Measures to follow-up on ECRI’s recommendations Mr Dezső Avarkeszi, Senior State Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
10:00 – 10:30
Discussion: open to the floor
10:30-10:45
Coffee break
10:45 –12:30 - SESSION II – FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, ANTISEMITISM AND INTOLERANCE IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE
Moderator of session II : Mr Gábor Halmai, Director of the Hungarian Human Rights and Documentation Centre (INDOK)
10:45 –11:00
Hungarian legislation and case law regarding racist expression: state of play and challenges Mr András Kádár, Co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee
11:00 – 11:25
European standards for combating racist expression: the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and ECRI General Policy Recommendation N°7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination
Mr Jeremy Mc Bride, Barrister, Monckton Chambers, London and Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency
11:25 – 11:45
Legislative attempts to strike a new balance between freedom of expression and fighting racism and intolerance Mr Gergely Bárándy, Member of Parliament
11:45 – 12:30
Discussion: open to the floor
12:30 – 2:00
Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:00 - SESSION III – RESPONDING TO RACIALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE
Moderator of session III: Mr Jenö Kaltenbach, Member of ECRI, Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Board
2:00 – 2:20
Public response to anti-Roma violence in Hungary Mr András Turi, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
2:20 – 2:40
Equal protection for all: the role of the criminal justice system Ms Lilla Farkas, Human Rights Lawyer, Chance for Children Foundation
2:40 – 3:00
The point of view of Roma on integration policies (including education, employment, housing and health) Ms Angela Kocze, Sociologist, Hungarian Academy of Science
3:00 – 3:45
Discussion: open to the floor
3:45 – 4:00
Coffee break
4:00 – 5:15 - SESSION IV – IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-RACIAL DISCRIMINATION POLICIES: SELECTED ISSUES
Moderator of session IV: Ms Judit Demeter, President, Equal Treatment Authority
4:00 – 4:15
Monitoring racism and racial discrimination, including questions related to specialised bodies and ethnic-data collection Mr András Pap, Professor of Law, Senior Research Fellow
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
4:15 – 4:30
Managing ethnically diverse societies at local level: from non-discrimination legislation implementation to participation of minority communities Ms Petra Kovacs, OSI Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative
4:30 – 5:00
Discussion: open to the floor
5:00 – 5:15
CONCLUSIONS of the Round Table
Presentation of the conclusions of the Round Table
by Ms Eva Smith Asmussen, Chair of ECRI
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