Academic Programme
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
European Parliament Hemicycle
Plenary session: Business and the death penalty
Can business become a new ally in the abolitionist movement? To encourage this collaboration, representatives from the private sector will demonstrate the various ways in which they are committed to combating capital punishment. This plenary session will also be an opportunity to consider the inclusion of abolition on the agenda of the business and human rights movements.
MODERATOR: Maya Foa, Director, Reprieve – United Kingdom
OPENING REMARKS: Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights - Italy
SPEAKERS:
- Video message : Richard Branson, Entrepreneur, Founder of Virgin Group – United Kingdom
- Carleen Pickard, Ethical Campaigns Specialist, LUSH Cosmetics - Canada
- Nadia Benhida, Executive Director, Zino Mar – Morocco
- Emmanuel Oudar, CEO, Tout terrain, ECPM Board member - France
- Sune Skadegård Thorsen, CEO, Global CSR, expert in Corporate Social Responsibility - Denmark
- Githu Muigai, Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
- Video message : Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, European Union
Find the descriptions and speakers of each academic debate under this table.
| 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Plenary session Abolition strategies: challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa Egmont Palace, Europe room |
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| 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. | Roundtable Foreigners sentenced to death in the fight against terrorism Egmont Palace, Europe room |
Workshop Death row prisoners and their families: assistance and support Egmont Palace, Arenberg room |
Training session Committed journalists, key players in abolition Egmont Palace, Blue room (end at 1 pm) |
| 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Roundtable How to prevent a resurgence of the death penalty? Egmont Palace, Europe room |
Workshop Abolition generation: young people join the movement! Egmont Palace, Arenberg room |
Training session Keys for preparing a funding proposal Egmont Palace, Orange room |
9.30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Egmont Palace, Europe room
Plenary session: Abolition strategies: challenges and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa
A number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have abolished the death penalty over the last few years. What challenges need to be overcome and strategies put in place to make Sub-Saharan Africa completely abolitionist?
MODERATOR: Doreen N Kyazze, Director, Sub-Saharan Office - Penal Reform International - Uganda
SPEAKERS:
- Cheick Sako, Minister of Justice – Guinea
- Urbain Yameogo, CIFDHA Executive Director – Burkina Faso
- Maryann Njau-Kimani, Chair of the Taskforce on the review of the mandatory nature of the death penalty – Kenya
- Mohamed Ali Mossaad, Director of the African Centre for Justice & Peace – Sudan
- Raphaël Nyabirungu Mwene Songa, Professor and Lawyer - DRC
11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Europe room
Roundtable: Foreigners sentenced to death in the fight against terrorism
There is little information about foreigners sentenced to death on terrorism charges. In this context, how to engage countries on the situation of their nationals facing a death sentence or execution overseas?
MODERATOR: Raphaël Chenuil-Hazan, Executive Director, ECPM – France
SPEAKERS:
- Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
- James Connell, Learned Counsel, Military Commissions Defense Organization – USA
- Hédi Yahmed, Journalist – Tunisia
- Martin Pradel, Lawyer – France
11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Arenberg room
Workshop: Death row prisoners and their families: assistance and support
Individuals who have been acquitted and family members of people who have been executed or sentenced to death will share their needs and their projects with us. This will be followed by a discussion about the kinds of concrete support the abolitionist movement could provide.
MODERATOR: Sibel Agrali, Director, Primo Levi care center - France
SPEAKERS:
- Suzana Norlihan Alias, Advocate and Solicitor – Malaysia
- Sohail Emmanuel, Investigator, Justice Project Pakistan - Pakistan
- Ensaf Haidar, President and Co-founder, Raif Badawi foundation for freedom – Canada
- Herman Lindsey, Board member, Witness To Innocence - USA
11.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Blue room
Committed journalists, key players in abolition
The media coverage of efforts to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, but also of the particular stories of each person sentenced to death, have a strategic influence.
This practical training session will study real examples of the influence of the media in the perception of the death penalty by the population. It will provide the keys to becoming familiar with the theme of abolition and will suggest approaching the abolitionist cause from a journalist’s point of view.
SPEAKERS :
- Fatimata M’Baye – Chair of the Association Mauritanienne des droits de l’homme – Mauritania
- Bérangère Portalier – Communications Manager, ECPM – France
- Alain Morvan – Reporter, Républicain Lorrain / Groupe Ebra – France
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Europe room
Roundtable: How to prevent the resurgence of the death penalty?
What drives countries to reintroduce the death penalty and resume sentences or executions? Identifying potential action which could prevent such a resurgence.
MODERATOR: Nicolas Perron, Director of programs, ECPM – France
SPEAKERS:
- Yuval Shany, Chair or the United Nations Human Rights Committee
- Sandrine Dacga, Lawyer and member of the Cameroonian Network of Lawyers Against the Death Penalty - Cameroon
- Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Commissioner, Philippines Human Rights Commission - Philippines
- Fatimata M’Baye, President, Mauritanian Association of Human Rights – Mauritania
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Arenberg room
Workshop: Abolition generation: young people join the movement!
This workshop aims to give the floor to young people, encouraging them to take a stand against the death penalty and define how they would contribute to the abolitionist movement.
MODERATOR : Tanya Ghorra, Coordinator, Education on abolition, Lebanese association for civil rights – Lebanon
SPEAKERS :
- Apollinaire Lenovo, Lawyer and President of Justice impartiale – Cameroon
- Joseph Jovin, Winner of the competition Draw me abolition – Tanzania
- Hajer Ben Naceur, Trainee lawyer and member of the Tunisian Organisation Against Torture - Tunisia
- Aymane Aouidi, Steering Committee member, Moroccan Coalition against the death penalty – Morocco
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Orange room
Training: Keys for preparing a funding proposal
Through exercises, participants will learn to identify backers and obtain keys to prepare funding applications.
MODERATOR: Lilian Moreira, Political and Fundraising Officer, ECPM – France
SPEAKERS:
- Sara Guillet, Independent Consultant – France
- Başak Koyuncu, EU Funds Advisor – Turke
- Maria Orejas, Policy and Programmes Director, European Foundation Centre – Belgium
Find the descriptions and speakers of each academic debate under this table.
| 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. | Roundtable The discriminatory application of the death penalty towards women Egmont Palace, Europe room |
Workshop New technologies and the death penalty Egmont Palace, Arenberg room |
Training UN advocacy: using the UPR and Treaty Bodies to advocate for abolition Egmont Palace, Orange room |
| 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. | Roundtable Reducing the scope of the death penalty Egmont Palace, Europe room |
Workshop New strategies for abolition Egmont Palace, Arenberg room |
Training Advocating for abolition with community and religious leaders Egmont Palace, Orange room |
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Egmont Palace, Europe room
Roundtable: The discriminatory application of the death penalty towards women
An introduction to the discriminatory nature of the death penalty in the case of women and to propose concrete ways to integrate this issue into the advocacy of abolitionists.
MODERATOR: Aurélie Plaçais, Director, World Coalition against the Death Penalty – France
SPEAKERS:
- Delphine Lourtau, Executive Director, CornellCenter on the Death Penalty Worldwide – USA
- Susan Kigula, witness – Uganda
- Danthong Breen, Senior Advisor, Union for Civil Liberty - Thailand
- Angela Uwandu, Head of Office, Avocats Sans Frontières France - Nigeria
- Agnès Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Egmont Palace, Arenberg room
Workshop: New technologies and the death penalty
This session will provide an overview of the possibilities offered by new technologies, whether to convey a message or support the work of anti-death penalty organisations.
MODERATOR: Berhan Taye, Campaign coordinator, Access Now – USA
SPEAKERS:
- Tom Waldron, Senior Vice President, The Hatcher Group - USA
- Sarah Belal, Director, Justice Project Pakistan – Pakistan
- Lesedi Bewlay, Light Touch Support Coordinator, The Engine Room - Botswana
- Ludo van Staartstokken, System administrator, Tails – Netherlands
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Egmont Palace, Orange room
Training: UN advocacy: using the UPR and Treaty Bodies to advocate for abolition
How do the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and Treaty Bodies operate? How can they be used effectively within the framework of advocating for abolition?
MODERATOR: Paul d'Auchamp, Deputy Regional Representative for Europe, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
SPEAKERS:
- Anna-Karin Holmlund, Senior UN advocate, Amnesty International - United Kingdom
- Mona M’Bikay, Executive Director, UPR-Info - Switzerland
- Glenn Payot, UN advocacy Expert – Independent Consultant - France
11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Europe room
Roundtable: Reducing the scope of the death penalty
The death penalty continues to be applied for all kinds of offences despite a clear international legal framework. This session will explore strategic ways to reduce the scope of the death penalty in search of its total abolition.
MODERATOR: Aminata Niakate, Lawyer and ECPM Board member – France
SPEAKERS:
- Shreya Rastogi, Founding member of Project 39A, National Law University Delhi – India
- Naomi Lynton, Lawyer - Barbados
- Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights - Norway
- Andrew Khoo, Lawyer - Malaysia
- Mohammad Musa Mahmodi, Executive Director, Independent Human Rights Commission - Afghanistan
11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Arenberg room
Workshop: New strategies for abolition
This interactive workshop will propose new strategies, taking into account the new trends and risks affecting the abolitionist movement.
MODERATOR: Emily Hutchinson, Program Manager, New Tactics for Human Rights - USA
SPEAKERS:
- Chiara Sangiorgio, thematic Adviser, Amnesty International - United Kingdom
- Hsin-Yi Lin, Director, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty - Taiwan
11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Egmont Palace, Orange room
Training: Advocating for abolition with community and religious leaders
What arguments should be used to mobilise community and religious leaders in support of abolition? How should this dialogue be used when advocating for abolition?
MODERATOR: Guillaume Colin, Executive Director, FIACAT – France
SPEAKERS:
- Jeanie Ollivierre, Training and public relations officer, SVG Human Rights Association - Saint Vincentand the Grenadines
- Cheikh Barham Aboubacar, Chair of the Committee on intra and interfaith dialogue - Niger
- Clifford Msiska, Director, Paralegal Advisory Service - Malawi
- Salomon Nodjitoloum, Chair, ACAT Chad - Chad
