Conference organized on the margins of the 60th Anniversary of the Unniversal Declaration of Human Rights

1. WorkShop at the Comemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR in Paris, France
Human Rights Defenders in Armed Conflict:
Principles and Practices
13:15 to 14:45
4 September 2008
in Room ________
This workshop brings together two of the most experienced human rights defenders in the world—Mr.
Ramsey Clark and Professor Ilan Pappe—to discuss the principles and practices that should guide
human rights defenders as we build on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that has just turned
sixty-years-old this year.
Featured Speakers
Mr. Ramsey Clark
A lawyer and 66th United States Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Widely
respected for his unyielding advocacy for civil and human rights in American and around the world. He
is recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award for his work for human rights and peace. He has often traveled
to and stood for the victims of aggression around the world even in the mist of armed conflicts.
Professor Ilan Pappe
Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Academic head and founder of the Institute for Peace
studies in Givat Haviva Israel (1992-2000) and the Chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian
Studies in Haifa (2000-2008). Pappe is a both a professional historian and a human rights' activist who
believes that commitment and professionalism do not necessarily clash, but rather reinforce each other.
Moderated by
Professor Curtis Doebbler
Professor of Law at An-Najah National University and a practising international human rights lawyer.
He represents Nord Sud XXI at the UN in both New York and Geneva. He has worked in areas of
armed conflict including Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosova, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan.
For more information contact:
Mr. Tomas Solfaro at tomas@doebbler.net
or
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