Minority Rights in Divided Societies
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Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 15 October 2015
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC) organised a conference to address the issue of ‘Minority Rights in Divided Societies’ within the framework of the Bosnia & Herzegovina Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.
Opening
- Semiha Borovac, Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mary-Ann Hennessy, Head of Council of Europe Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key-note address
- Francesco Palermo, President of the Advisory Committee
Implementation of the Framework Convention in divided societies
Panel I: Minority rights in divided societies: opportunities and challenges
- María Ochoa-Llido, Head of Anti-Discrimination and Social Cohesion Department, Council of Europe
Council of Europe tools for the promotion of minority rights - Christine Hirst, Chief Communities Section, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Communities’ rights in a post-conflict context - Jan Snaidauf, Head of Political and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU approaches for the protection of minorities and social inclusion - Claude Cahn, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The United Nations Human Rights Protection System and minorities: recent developments and good practices
Panel II: Promoting the enjoyment of minority rights in the Western Balkans
- Jens Woelk, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, University of Trento
Models of statehood and their consequence for the promotion of minority rights - Denisa Sarajlić Maglić, President of the Board – Foreign Policy Initiative BH
The role of the international community in minority rights protection in the Western Balkans - Aleš Balut, Senior Political Advisor, Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Access to rights of returnees - Jakob Finci, President of the Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fighting discrimination through legal means: a personal story
Panel III: From division to inclusion through minority rights
- Neven Anđelić, Member of the Advisory Committee in respect of Bosnia and Herzegovina
When the majority becomes a minority - Dervo Sejdić, Vice President of NGO Kali Sara Roma Information Centre
Roma inclusion in the Western Balkans - Brigitta Busch, Member of the Advisory Committee in respect of Austria
Language as a factor of inclusion or exclusion - Steinar Bryn, Senior Advisor, Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue, Norway
Reconciliation and the promotion of inter-cultural dialogue
Final remarks and conclusion
- Francesco Palermo, President of the Advisory Committee