FORUM ON MINORITY ISSUES 14-15 DECEMBER 2010 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS As of 15 December 2010 NAME TITLE Ms. Gita Sen Professor at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, Chairperson of the Third United Nations Forum on Minority Issues India and Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Health, Harvard University Ms. Gay McDougall Independent expert on minority issues since 2005. United Nations independent expert on minority issues UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS Ms. Victoria Popescu Mr. Chris Maina Peter Mr. Azzouz Kerdoun Mr. José Carlos Morales Ms. Maya Sahli Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona Member Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Member Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Member Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) Expert Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights Council Member Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Independent Expert on the question of Human Rights and 1 Extreme Poverty SPECIAL GUESTS Mr. Tezerah Getahun Tiruneh Ethiopia Mr. Tola David Winjobi Nigeria Mr. Ngoya John Bosco Uganda Mr. Anurag Varma Ms. Myrtle Witbooi South Africa Ms. Hawe Bouba Cameroon Mr. Pijush Kumar Barman Bangladesh Mr. Paul N. Divakar India Ms. Aleksandra Dimitrijevic Kosovo, Serbia Prof. Adelle Blackett Canada Expert on Pastrolism in Ethiopia Principal Coordinator CAFSO-WRAG for Development Nigeria Programme Officer Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Programme (NUREP) Civil Rights Attorney Patton Boggs LLP Chair of the International Domestic Workers’ Network (IDWN) and the General Secretary the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) Vice Chairperson Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association Program Manager Capacity Enhancement of Indigenous Peoples Project Community Health Care Project (CHCP) Convenor National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) Senior Lawyer Investigator Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo University Professor McGill University, Faculty of Law Quebec 2 Ms. Corinne Lennox Ireland Mr. Omar Khan Ireland Mr. john a. powell Ms. Maria Luisa Hurtado Angulo Ecuador Dr. Marcelo Jorge de Paula Paixao Brazil Mr. Celeo Alvarez Casildo Honduras Dr. Leopold von Carlowitz Prof. Barbara Wilson Ms. Clemencia Carabali Colombia Ms. Sameena Nazir Pakistan Ms. Sabine Saliba Lebanon Ms. Rawia Abu Rabia Israel Ms. Hadra El Sana Lecturer University of London Institute of Commonwealth Studies Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst Runnymede Trust Executive Director of the Institute on Race & Poverty (IRP) at the University of Minnesota Law School and the Earl R. Larson Chair of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law at the University of Minnesota Law School Coordinator Black Women’s National Coordination Chapter in Esmeraldas (CONAMUNECE) Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Coordinator of the Laboratory of Economic Analysis, Historical, Social Statistics and Race Relations (LAES) Director Ethnic Community Development Organization (ODECO) Senior Researcher Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) Germany Professor of Public International Law Lausanne University Expert on Afro-Colombian issues and member of the Municipal Association of Women (ASOM) Director Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA) Expert on Minority Rights Social Activist and Human Rights Lawyer Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel Executive Director 3 Israel Ms. Claire Courteille Mr. Vincent De Graaf Mr. Roberto Remo Bissio Staricco Mr. Yosef Jabareen Israel Sidreh Organization Director of the Equality Department International Trade Union Confederation Senior Legal Adviser Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities Executive Director of the Third World Institute and Coordinator Of Social Watch Senior Lecturer Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Israel Institute of Technology GOVERNMENTS Afghanistan Albania Algeria H.E. Mr. Zalmai Azziz Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. M. Shari Ghalib Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Obaid Khan Noori First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Sejdi Querimaj Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nation Office at Geneva Ms. Inid Milo First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Kamal Bouchoucha 4 Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Member of Parliament Mr. Sebastien Rosales First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Gonzalo M. Jordan First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Vaneh Gevorgyan First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Christian Strohal Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Johannes Strasser Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Ali Hassanov Head of Department of Public Political Issues of the Administration of the President H.E. Dr. Murad N. Najjafbayli Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Habib Mikayilli Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Samira Safarova Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms Budoor Abdulaziz Ahmed Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain 5 Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Andrei Taranda Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Belarus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Hugo Brawers Minister Cousellor, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. 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Mr. Marius Grinius Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva and World Trade Organization 6 Chile China Congo Ms. Alison Leclaire Christie Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Anne-Tamara Lorre Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Manon Boisclair Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Jeffrey Heaton Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Brian Phillips Senior Advisor, Canadian International Development Agency Mr. H. Vicente Zeran Third Secretary, Permanente Mission of Chile to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Miao Hu Attaché, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Qian Bo Councellor for Human Rights Division, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Zhongxie Li Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic Development, State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China Ms. Nogozène Bakayoko Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations Office in Geneva 7 Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Ms. Eugenia Gutiérrez Ruiz Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Nogozène Bakayoko Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Branko Socanac Head of Delegation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Mr. Hrvoje Curko Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Lara Romano Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Lazaros Savvides Permanent Secretary Minister of Interior Republic of Cyprus H.E. Mr. Andreas Hadjichrysanthou Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Maria Michael Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Maro Michaelide Officer on Minority Issues, Ministry of Interior Republic of Cyprus Ms. Myrianthi Spathi Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Christina Tsenta 8 Denmark Ecuador Egypt Finland France Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Maria Sologianni Advisor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Morten Casper Rostgaard Spies Head of Section, Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs of Denmark Mr. Rune Petersen Head of Section, Human Rights Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Mr. Pedro de Jesus Director of Diversity and Interculturalism State for Social Affairs and Citizen’s Participation H.E. Mr. Juan Holguin Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ecuador to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Heba Mostafa Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Hannu Himanen Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Krista Oinonen Counsellor, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Katja Kuuppelomäki Legal Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland Mr. Emmanuel Pineda Counsellor, Permanent Mission of France to the United Office in 9 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Greece Guatemala Geneva Mr. Rafael Trapp First Secretary, Permanent Mission of France to the United Office in Geneva Ms. Capucine Maus de Rolley Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of France to the United Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Aziz Polozhani Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Veska Sotirovska Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Eduart Agasarian Representative of the State Minister for Reintegration of Georgia H.E. Mr. George J. Kaklikis Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Theodora Kokla Secretary General of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture Mr. Alexios-Marios Lyberopoulos Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Evgenia Beniatoglou First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Fotini Sianou Representative of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture Mrs. Luisa Bonilla de Galvao de Queiroz Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United 10 Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Dr. Patrick Gomes Ambassador, Embassy of Guyana in Brussels, Belgium Mr. Frantz Dorsainville Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Jude Baptiste First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Giampaolo Rizzo Alvarado Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Alana Lanza Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Valeria Arriaga Mejia Attaché, Permanent Mission of Honduras to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Mr. Andras Dekani Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva H.E. Dr. Istvan Lakatos Human Rights Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Csaba Pakozdi Head of Department, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Istvan Lorand Szakal Head of Department, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Mark Horvath 11 India Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Zoltan Papp First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Balas Ratkai Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Rachita Bhandari Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Safana Ahmed Mohammed Official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Mr. Bashar Salih Ibrahim Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Mr. Kamil Ameen Hashim Director General, Ministry of Human Rights of the Republic of Iraq Mrs. Caroline Sweeney Attaché, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Paolo Cuculi Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Roberto Nocella First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Masataka Nagoshi Attaché, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office in Geneva 12 Jordan Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lebanon Lichtenstein Mauritius Mexico Myanmar Mr. Mutaz Faleh S. 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Omma Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Mariam Madiha Aftab Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Muhammad Saeed Sarwar Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United 14 Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Carlos Alberto Chocano Burga Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Carlos Sibille Rivera Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Jesus Enrique G. Garcia II Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Philippines to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Mariusz Lewicki First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Poland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Bernanrdo Sousa Director, High Commissioner for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue Mr. P Rodrigues da Silva Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Luis Serradas Tavares Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Ji-eun Seuk Intern, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Gabriela Constantinescu Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Aysa Mukabenava Senior Counsellor, Department for Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian 15 Saint Lucia San Marino Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Federation Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis Director, Division of Human Services and Family Affairs, Ministry of Health, Wellness, National Mobilization, Family Affairs, Human Services and Gender Relations of Saint Lucia H. E. Mr. Guido Bellatti Ceccoli Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of San Marino to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Khalid Mohammad Karakutly First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Jelisaveta Djurickovic-Tuvic Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Ivana Kasarova Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Breda Mulec Secretary in the Minister’s Cabinet, Government’s Office for Slovenians Abroad Ms. Urška Čas Svetek Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Marko Ham Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Sonja Novak Lukanovic Director of Institute for Ethnic Studies Mr. Miro Petek Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Ms. Beulah L. Naidoo 16 Spain Sweden Sri Lanka Turkey Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Kgomotso D. Rahlaga Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Sybil K. Matlhako Assistant Director, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Ms. Amanda Mkhwanazi Foreign Service Officer, Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Ms. Maria Rosa Arnaiz Albertos Assistant, Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Nicolás Marugán Zalba Director of the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia of the Ministry of Labour and Immigration Mrs. Irina Schoulgin Nyoni Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Anna Ugla Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Manisha Gunasekera Director of the Donor Coordination Unit, Ministry of Economic Development of Sri Lanka Ms. Ela Gorkem-Gokce Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Yaprak Alp Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Office in Geneva Mrs. Rebecca Sagar First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mrs. Melanie Hopkins Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Mr. Christopher Lomax Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Margaret Wang Political Attaché, United States Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Tara Foley United States Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva Ms. Tamara Chrisler Executive Director United States Congress, Congressional Office of Compliance Mr. Keenan Keller Senior Democratic Counsel, Committee of the Judiciary, United States House Representatives Mr. Felix Pena Ramos Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations Office Mr. Edgardo Toro Carreno Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations Office H.E. Mr. Be Truong Thanh 18 Vice Standing Chairman of the National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mr. Trieu Hong Son Director of the Office of the National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mrs. Ho Thi Thanh Truc Deputy Director of Department for International Cooperation, National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mr. Hoang Duc Thanh Deputy Director of Department for General Issues, National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mr. Nguyen Quang Duc Deputy Director of Department for Local Affairs, National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mr. Tran Minh Chien Deputy Director of general Department of International Organizations, National Committee of Ethnic Affairs of Viet Nam Mr. Nguyen Dang Trung Expert, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Viet Nam INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Delegation of European Union International Labour Organization Mrs. Joëlle Hivonnet Minister Counsellor Ms. Shauna Olney Coordinator Equality Migrant Workers and Indigenous Peoples Team Ms. Christine Bockstal Senior Specialist Social Protection Floor 19 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UNICEF United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Mr. Chea Phalla National Project Officer Mr. Jan Jarab Regional Representative Regional Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Europe Mr. Pablo Espinella Human Rights Officer Regional Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Europe Dr. Selim Jahan (via video message) Director of Poverty Practice Mr. Zanofer Ismalebbe Human Rights Adviser Ms. Kirsi Madi Deputy Director of UNICEF Regional Office for the CEE/CIS Ms. Nicolette Moodie Human Rights and Gender Liaison Officer Ms. Nicola Harrison Representative Ms. Francesca Albanese Legal Officer NGOs WITH ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS American Councils for International Education (ATCR/ACCELS) Association of World Citizens Ms. Alexandra Ivakhnik Representative Mr. Priti Sarman Representative Mrs. Dina Bazarbachi Representative 20 Mr. Sanchay Chakima Representative Mrs. Geneviève Jourdan Representative Ms. Ronida Myftin Representative Ms. Isabel Obadiaru Representative Ms. Yolanda Sokiri Representative Ms. Khadija Toure Representative Ms. Chantal Uwamahoro Representative Ms. Anna Vera Representative Ms. Emel Zerrouk Representative Mr. Toure Maka Representative Association des Badinga du Congo – ABADIC ONG/ASBL Mr. Blaise Kayiba Tshimanga Chief Executive Officer Association Congolaise d’éducation et de prévention contre les Mr. Louis Bahakoula Mabidi maladies et la drogue President Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development Ms. Giyoun Kim (FORUM-ASIA) Delegate Ms. Pooja Patel Delegate Avrupa Bati Türk Federasyonu (ABTTF) – Federation of Western Ms. Funda Resit Thrace Turks in Europe International Affairs Department Ms. Melek Kirmaci 21 Baha’i International Community Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Bangladesh Minority Forum for Human Rights 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Mr. Carlos Quesada Director, Latin America Programme Global Rights Partner for Justice Mr. Donald Rukare Country Director Uganda Mr. Louis-Marie Nindorera Country Director Burundi Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Mr. Muhammad Shaani Bin Abdullah (SUHAKAM) Commissioner Mrs. Rafidah Binti Yahya Principal Assistant Officer Human Rights Watch Ms. Leslie Haskell (HRW) Representative International Council on Human Rights Policy – ICHRP Mr. Kiai Maina Executive Director International Educational Organization Mrs. Sharifi Persheng Representative International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse Ms. Ursula Barter-Hemmerich Director International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom Ms. Laetitia Desmoulins of Education (OIDEL) Representative Mr. Stefano Falappi Representative Ms. Marcella Ferri Representative Mr. Pierre Derivaz Representative 23 International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) IZZA Peace Foundation Jana Utthan Pratisthan (JUP-Nepal) Minority Rights Group International (MRG) Ms. Olivia McMillan Delegate Ms. Leyla Gravam Delegate Mr. Gaafar Shareef Representative Mr. Raju Rasali Delegate Mr. Man Bishwakarma Delegate Mr. Hurst Hannum Member of MRG Council Mr. Carl Soderbergh Director of Policy and Communications Ms. Ann Blomberg. Global Advocacy Programme Representative (Geneva) Ms. Kathryn Ramsay Gender Coordinator/Advocacy Officer Mr. Neil Clarke Managing Coordinator Ms. Evelin Verhas Conflict Prevention Assistant Ms. C. Emma Eastwood Media and Events Officer Ms. Nicole Girard Global Advocacy Programme Consultant Ms. Lucy Claridge Sollicitor Ms. Livia Saccardi Delegate Mr. Paul Mulindwa 24 Movement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP) Nigerian Centre for Research and Documentation (NICERDOC) Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Unissons-Nous Pour La Promotion Des Batwa (UNIPROBA) Universal Esperanto Association ZAGROS Center Delegate Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini Delegate Mrs Rolande Borelly Delegate Mr. Foluso Bakare Representative Mr. Chioma Nwokoro Representative Ms. Fernanda Ellenberg Advocacy officer Mr. Vital Bambanze Diplomat Republic of Burundi Mr. Stefano Keller Chief Representative Mr. Cesco Reale Representative Mr. Baban Eiassi President Mr. Mohammad Azad Salawati Secretary NGOs NOT IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC African Refugees Agency (ARA) – Regional Office Somalia AfriForum Mr. Abdi Daher Senior Program Manager Mr. Kallie Kriel General Secretary Mrs. Ella Johanna Kriel Psychologist 25 Agenda Zimbabwe Mr. Ashton Murwira Field Officer Mr. Chance Kasebe Mukundwa Delegate Ahwaz Human Rights Organization Dr. Abdiannia Mohammad Iran Representative Association for Community Development and Human Technology Mr. John Gbadejo Adeniran (ACDHT) Representative Association for Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran Ms. Adepeju Solarin (ADAPP) Associate Editor Association des Handicapées Diplômés de l’Enseignement Mr. Théophile Sylvain Kemmegne Kouam Supérieur (AHDES) du Cameroun Prestataire de Service Mr. Zacharie Tobo Cadre Contractuel Mr. Michel Alain Aloa Cadre Contractuel Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran – Geneva Mr. Taimoor Aliassi Legal Social Adviser Mr. Ozcan Yilmaz Researcher Geneva University Mr.Rahim Mohammadi Journalist Ms. Olivia Le Fort Lawyer Association Solidarité entre Nous Mr. Oubeid Ould Imijine Representative Assyrian Universal Alliances Committee Ms. Jannifer Babaie (UNPO) Representative Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Mr. Mustafa Kazi Rezaul (BHRC) Representative Mr. Dildar Saiful I. 26 Bangladesh Human Rights Association (BHRA) Bangladesh Minority Council Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist & Christians Unity Council Europe Barnabas Trust International CHAK Organization – Kurdocide Watch Community Empowerment Forum Nepal Representative Mrs. Kamrun Nahar Begum Chairperson Ms. Shahrin Afsana Executive Member Mrs. Irene Sultana Joint Secretary Mr. Arun Barua President Mr. Palash Barua Secretary General Mr. Rana Das Gupta Delegate Mr. Roy Amarendra Delegate Mr. Swapan Biswas Delegate Mr. Ben Adebanjo Awe Director Mr. Salih Mahmoud Nigar Delegate Mr. Kardo Sarbaz Delegate Mr. Narad Muni Rana Delegate Mr. Chumback Bahadur Karki Delegate Mr. Ramji Ghimire Delegate Mrs. Biba Kumari Karki Delegate 27 Delegation for Cham Issues Environment and Justice Society Nepal (ENJUS) Ethnic Community Development Organization (ECDO) Endorois Welfare Council Kenya Fédération congolaise du sport pour tous Mr. Tara Bahadur Chhetri Delegate Mr. Muhammadsis Set Representative Mr. Dao Thang Representative Mr. Dhakal Kumar Delegate Mr. Lakshmikanta Singh Executive Director Ms. Nongpoklai Sinha Delegate Mr. Samuel Marigat Representative Mr. Bernard Obara Representative Mr. Thomasi Chepsdi Representative Mr. Jean-Ghislain Ekumbo Ewanga Secretary-General Mrs. Mimi Kalala Kalenga Social assistant Ms. Denise Kangala Makonko Children Rights Activist Mr. Patrick Palata Kupasula Social Councellor Mr. Hugues Matondo wa Nzambi Delegate Mr. Achille Katuba Kapenda Delegate Mrs. Nicole Kwingomba Baliahamwabo 28 Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme Feminist Dalit Organization Forum Congolais des femmes rurales (FCFR) Fondation des Œuvres pour la Solidarité et le Bien Être Social (FOSBES) Head Phakor Suonarom Temple, Bangkok, Thailand HOPE International Human Development organization Humanity Knights Network Delegate Mr. Bakar Jikia Human Rights Defender Mr. Tamar Khidasheli Human Rights Defender Ms. Ranjita Pariyar Delegate Mrs. Durga Sob Delegate Mrs. Punyawati Ramtel Achhami Delegate Mrs. Drocèle Mugomoka Mbonwa Representative Mr. Serge Mata Dinda Delegate Mr. Gilbert Kalubi Lufungula Delegate Mrs. Brigitte Bilonda Shimba Delegate Mr. Marcelin Didier Minaku Mangholo Delegate Mrs. Mireille Bora Uzinma Delegate Mr. Robi Barua Executive Member Ms. Mireille Barbier President Mr. Sivapragasam Perumal Pitchai Representative Mr. Terhemen Utim Representative 29 Humanitarian Legal Center – Gumanitar Huquqiy Markaz Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Indo-Myanmar Tribal Development Association India Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies International Movement against All Forms of Racial Discrimination (IMADR) International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) International Office of Champa Mr. Faragat Karimova Representative Mr. Shukhrat Ganiev Representative Mr. Muhammad Shaani Bin Abdullah Representative Mr. H. Benjamin Mate Coordinator Mr. Abdallah Henku Representative Ms. Shirane Daisake Head of Geneva Office Ms. Hussey Harriet Huston Intern Ms. Tanabe Yoko Intern Ms. Maria Brink Schleimann Communications Officer Ms. Rikke Nöhrlind Coordinator Mr. Sono Khangharani Human Rights Mr. Gerhard Schleimann Representative Mr. An Tai Advisor Mr. Hassan Poklaun Honour Official Mr. Musa Porome President Mr. Po Dharma Quang 30 Isfahan Minority Rights and Development (IMRD) Jerusalem Bedouin Cooperative Committee Kabylie Solidarité Algérie Kaliss Foundation Kanuri Development Association Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation Mossawah Center Advocacy Centre for Arab citizens in Israel Movement contre le Racisme et pour l’Amitié entre les Peuples (MRAP) Professor of History Mr. Sean Tu Secretary General Mr. Abdiasis Ibrahim Chairperson Mr. Mohammed Alkorshan Representative Mr. Smail Hidour Delegate Mr. Rabah Issadi Delegate Mr. Brahim Kechiche Delegate Mr. Youcef Ladjimi Delegate Ms. Shamin Javed Social Worker Mr. Babagana Abubakar Representative Mr. Thhai Makarar Delegate Mr. Tan D. Tkach Delegate Mr. Vutha son Delegate Mr. Jafar Farah Director Mr. Gianfranco Fattorini Delegate Mrs Rolande Borelly Delegate 31 National Dalit Forum Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organization Olaji Lo Larusa Integrated Program for Agro-Pastoralists Development (OLIPAD) Ombudsperson Institution Kosovo The National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) Platform for Labour Action Pastoralist Development Network of Kenya Prahar Public Movement Multinational Georgia (PMMG) SIDREH Organization Israel Samburu Women for Education and Environment Development Organization (SWEDO) Kenya Solidarite Pour Un Monde Meilleur Mr. Ravi Kumar Rasaprolu Representative Mr. Trilok Chand Vishwas General Secretary Mr. Christopher Laisser Executive Secretary Ms. Valbona Puka-Gola Investigator Mr. Jose Isaac Valbuena Sanchez Representative Mr. Miguel Antonio Valbuena Guauriyu Representative Mrs. Anita Kiddu Mahanguzi Representative Mr. Vonwilly Etiir Naleng’o Finance Officer Mr. Dipmoni Gayan Vice-President Mr. Agit Mirozev Delegate Ms. Oleksandra Delemenchuk Delegate Mrs. Hanan Al Sanah Delegate Ms. Jane Naini Meriwas Representative Mr. Emmanuel Tshibangu Nite 1er Vice-President Maguy Inkimo Lolingo Chargé du Genre 32 Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan Somali Minority Rights & Aid Forum – SOMRAF SRG Welfare Society Support Nepal Uganda National NGO Forum Union des ONG en RDC Union des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales en RDC/Club UNESCO ‘UNONG/CZ’ Mr. Dela Dela Fala Chargé de Projet Mrs. Flore Tansi Ndundu Chargé de Formation Mr. Francis Ndjoli Buya Chargé d’Etude Mr. Masataka Okamoto Vice Secretary-General Mr. Mohamed Hassan Ali Daryeel President Mr. Suman Barua Secretary General Mr. Rakesh Karna Program Advisor Mr. James Male Kiwalabye Representative Mr. Tony Ndefru Frachaha Delegate Mrs. Mamy Mukolo Gboko Delegate Mr. Bienvenu Gobo Zabusu Delegate Mr. Mick Mikombe Wakabila Delegate Mr. Pascal Nduma Ndele Delegate Mrs. Nanouche Gata Sunda Delegate Mr. Tony Ndefru Frachaha Training and Research Manager Mr.Bienvenu Gobo Zabusu 33 Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) Case Worker Ms. Nanouche Gata Sunda Project Manager Mr. Mick Mikombe Wakabila Program Manager Ms. Mamy Mukolo Gboko Minority Issues Specialist Mr. Pascal Nduma Ndele Advocacy Ms. Margaret Murphy Secretary General Ms. Dolkun Isa Delegate Mr. Beverly Litdog Longid Delegate Mr. Tshifhiwa Samuel Makhale Delegate Mr. Hasan Abdi Ismail Delegate Ms. Sopheap Chheng-Thach Delegate Mr. Alireza Nazmi Delegate Mr. Jamalzhi Abdulbagi Delegate Ms. Lisa Thomas Delegate Mr. Fasleem Ssuhood Delegate Ms. Sanna Ursina Vogeli Delegate 34 Mr. Cristoph Wiedmer Delegate Mr. Mohammad Ali Najah Delegate Mr. Isaboleiko Dolkun Delegate Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) Tbilisi UNPO -Montagnard Foundation Inc. Australia UNPO -World Uyghur Congress Paisibles des anciens combattants pour le développement Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association World Barua Organisation Mr. Hamzi Norouz Yaghoub Delegate Mr. Abdiania Ali Delagate Mr. Nasser Heidari Delegate Ms. Diana Shamoev Representative Mr. Kok Ksor Representative Ms. Kathy Polias Representative Mr. Ficard Ndayimirije Legal Representative Mr. Sampachentin Aptourachman PR Officer Mr. Tzemil Kapza Journalist Ms. Pervin Chairoula Director General of Pekem Mr. Sanjoy Ratan Barua Delegate Ms. Swati Kamble Delegate 35 World Jummo Voice of Japan YASA e.V. – Kurdish Centre for Legal Studies and Consultancy Youth Empowerment and Peace Building Organization (YEPO) Sierra Leone Mr. Sagar Chandrakant Zende Delegate Mr. Sanchay Chakma Representative Mr. Aref Gabeau First Chairman Mr. Jian Badrakhan Second Chairman Mr. Vindar Sido Public Relation Mr. Emmanuel Kowa Human Rights Advocate ACADEMIA Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley Association L’Ecole Des Droits de l’homme Mr. Sergey Rumyansev Research Fellow Mrs. Sevil Huseynova Phd Student Mr. Percy C. Hintzen University Professor/Director Ms. Morganne Hirsch Student Ms. Isabelle Jaffuel-Seze Student Ms. Nadege Gaffard Student Mr. Gaetan Falguieres Student Ms. Joelle Bizeau Student 36 Chicago-Kent College of Law Faculty Fellow, American Bar Foundation European Academy of Bozen Bolzano/EURAC Ecole de formation internationale en droits humains- RDC Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta Georgia European Academy, Institute for Minority Rights Prof. Bernadette Atuahene Assistant Professor Mr. Thomas Bernhard Leitner Researcher Mr. Jean-Louis Mublay wa Mubiay Representative Mr. Paulin Mondo Kitenge Representative Ms. Maguy Nsona Ndunzi Representative Mr. Olivier Ngyese Mambu Representative Mr. Papy Bulembi Diluka Representative Ms. Bijoux-Astrid Mwze Nanzigi Representative Mr. Herve Mpanda Bilu Representative Mr. Broglie Ilunga Ilunga Representative Ms. Julie Kodiongo Mukangi Representative Mr. Don Sanche Lubaba Kavunga Representative Mr. Maguy Nsona Ndunzi Representative Ms. Carol Elaine Anderson Associate Professor of the Department of African American Studies Ms. Roberta Medda-Windischer Researcher 37 European Law Student’s Association Florida A&M University College of Law Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Tbilisi Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Columbus, Ohio North-Eastern University School of Law Theologische Hochschule Friedensau Germany Mr. Thomas Wittmann Head of Delegation Mr. Seira Yun Representative Mr. Norbert Ostro Representative Mr. Gyula Mohacsi Representative Ms. Ema Mendusic Skugor Representative Ms. Maria Joao Foncesca Representative Ms. Burcu Filiz Representative Ms. Nise Nekheba Assistant Professor Mr. George Tarkhan Mouravi Co-Director IPS Mr. Rajeev Ravisankar Research Assistant Ms. Louise Hope Lewis Professor of Law Mrs. Margaret Burnham Professor of Law Mr. Horst Friedrich Rolly University Professor Mr. Samuel Ndikumana Student Ms. Fränze Seidel Student Mr. Yeshanew Tamirat 38 Student University of Athens Ms. Anna Fragkoudaki University Professor Ms. Thalia Dragonas University Professor University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development Mr. Molefe Gaolape Rantsudu Centre Administrator University of Frankfurt Ms. Saba Nur Cheema Germany Representative University of Louvain Ms. Julie Ringelheim (IPMS) Senior Researcher University of Norway, National Institution – Norwegian centre for Ms. Maria Lundberg human rights Representative University of Sussex Ms. Jane Cowan Professor Ms. Julie Billaud Associate Professor University of Texas at Austin Ms. Terri Givens Associate Professor OTHERS African Rights Monitor Ahwaz Human Rights Organization Ahwaz Studies Centre Alkalema Organization for Human Rights All Youth Network Mr. Abdullahi Mohamed Representative Mr. Karim Abidan Representative Mr. Hamed Al-Jebari Khani Representative Mr. Mamdouh Nakhla Representative Mr. Sami Al-Naggar 39 Anywa Community South Ethiopia Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran Geneva, Switzerland Centre for Combating Racism and Discrimination against Arabs Iran Canadian Council of Muslim Women (IPMS) Centre for Minority Rights and Development (CEMIRIDE) Centre for Multicultural and Multilingual Education Chagos Support Group Commission to Study the Organization of Peace (CSOP) Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran Diversity and Community Relations Judges United Kingdom EcoDevTech Research Organization (IPMS) European Association for the Defense of Human Rights European Council on Minority Issues (ECMI) Former OHCHR Fellow (IPMS) Representative Mr. Ojoti Miru Ojulu Representative Mr. Aliassi Taimour Representative Mr. Yousef Azizi Representative Ms. Farrah Salima Ebrahim Representative Mr. Yobo Rutin Executive Director Mr. Andrew Songa Representative Ms. Dildora Khamidova Representative Mr. James Glyn Ford Representative Mr. Pardeep Kumar Representative Mr. Nasrin Sulemani Representative Mr. Geoffrey Kamil Judge Mr. Kumar Sapkota Senior Researcher Mr. Aleksejs Dimitrovs Representative Ms. Tove H. Malloy Director Mr. Ojot Miru Ojulu Delegate 40 Foundation for International Tolerance Kyrgyzstan Incorporating the Movement for Colonial Freedom Liberation Initiative for Social Change InSoc International Kurdish Union Irish Centre for Human Rights KINDRED Afro-Americas Alliance University of Austin MDG Achievement Fund (IPMS) Mon Affair Union Thailand Musawah for Human Rights Education and Civil Culture Saudi Arabia National Commission for Justice and Peace Pakistan National Human Rights Institutions Navsarjan Trust India Network of Local organizations in Iraq Nineveh Centre for Research and Development Iraq Oromo Support Group (OSG) Mr. Ilkham Umarakhunov Delegate Mr. Sagal Zende Representative Ms. Aleksandra Bojadjieva Roma Democratic Development Association Representative Mr. Loghman Ahmedi Representative Ms. Kim Turcotte Researcher Ms. Kaleema H. Al-Nur Representative Mr. Jörn Geiselmann Representative Mr. Nai Bee Htaw Monzel Representative Mrs. Emtithal Abu Al Saud Representative Mr. Peter Jacob Gill Representative Mrs. Yahya Rafidah Binti Representative Ms. Manjula Pradeep Executive Director Ms. Rasha Sadeq Representative Mr. Husam Ali Representative Mr. Mikheel Benyamin Dawoud Deputy Director Mr. Hunde Dhugassa Gabissa 41 Shoqata Kulturore Arumunet E Shqiperise Albania Social Action Centre “No Borders” Ukraine Uganda Coalition for Crisis Prevention Union of Kurdish Youth in Georgia Unity and Progress Women common Initiative Group (UNIPROWO-CIG) Representative Mr. Elvis Toci Representative Mr. Enkelejd Collaku Representative Ms. Aleksandra Nazarova Representative Ms. Zlata Kharitonova Representative Ms. Nadunga Irenea Representative Mrs. Ilona Kochoy Representative Ms. Frida Yolande Teclaire Ngo Moune Representative Mrs. Patricia Perla Ngo Biyiha Delegate Mrs. Marie Helene Mbami Mballa Delegate Ms. Armande Pulcherie Noubussie Nanguen Delegate 42