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Regional Conference on the International Year for People of African Descent The Situation of Afro-descendants in the Americas: Prospects and Challenges
Date: March 14, 2011 - 09:30 AM
Place: Hall of the Americas, Main Building of the OAS, Washington, DC

Opening - Words by Leonardo Jun Ferreira, Huma Rights Specialist, IACHR  (2'03)
Presentation by MarĂ­a Silvia GuillĂ©n, IACHR – Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons of African Descent and against Racial Discrimination.  (7'25)
Presentation by MarĂ­a Clara MartĂ­n, UNOHCHR – Chief, Americas Section  (12'41)
Presentation by Susan Farsnworth, Global Rights, Interim Executive Director  (7'06)
Presentation by Mario Lisboa Theodoro, Executive Secretary, Special Secretariat on Policies of Promotion of Racial Equality (Brazil)  (10'57)
Presentation by Thomas Edward Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (USA)  (18'19)
Panel 1 Affirmative Action- Words by Leonardo Jun Ferreira, Huma Rights Specialist, IACHR  (4'03)
Moderator MarĂ­a Clara MartĂ­n, UNOHCHR – Chief, Americas Section  (1'38)
Presentation by Mario Lisboa Theodoro, Executive Secretary, Special Secretariat on Policies of Promotion of Racial Equality (Brazil)  (15'12)
Presentation by Pastor ElĂ­as Murillo MartĂ­nez –CERD (United Nations). (25'32)
Presentation by Noelia Maciel – Afro-Uruguayan Movement UBUNTU/Afro-descendant Assembly (Uruguay)  (14'28)
Questions and Answers 1 (27'51)
Questions and Answers 2 (17'57)
PANEL II Racial Discrimination in the Justice System: Moderador: Carlos Quesada (6'29)
PresentaciĂłn de Sra. Michele Crawford – U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (EEUU) (20'23)
Presenation by Tanya Hernandez – Fordham University Law School (USA)  (19'30)
Presentation by Moderator: Carlos Quesada, Regional Director for Latin America – Global Rights  (10'50)
Questions and Answers (28'13)
PANEL III Collective Rights. Moderador: Santiago Canton (7'20)
Presentation by Libia Grueso – International Consultant (Colombia)  (19'20)
Presentation by Douglas Quintero Tenorio – Afro America XXI (Ecuador)  (16'00)
Presentation by Federico Guzmán Duque, IACHR (12'21)
Questions and Answers (26'16)
Closing Remarks by Maria GuillĂ©n, IACHR Rapporteur on the Rights of Afro-Descendants and against Racial Discrimination  (4'21)