Indigenous Peoples
- October 2013
Workshop Registration: “Mechanisms to Protect the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples” – Open to OAS staff,
consultants and interns as well as staff of
Permanent Missions to the OAS
As part of the Program of Action on Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, the OAS Department of International Law,
the Inter-American Commission of Women and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights are pleased to extend a cordial invitation to participate in the workshop:
"Mechanisms to Protect the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples"
October 9, 2013 (9am – 1pm)
1889 F St. NW, Washington, D.C., 8th floor - Rubén Darío
Room
The workshop is open to all interested GS/OAS staff
and consultants, as well as staff of Permanent
Missions to the OAS. The workshop will be held in
English and Spanish, with available simultaneous
interpretation.
Those interested have until October 6th to register
at the following link:
REGISTRATION.
At the end of workshop, participation certificates
will be issued to attendees.
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AGENDA
9:00 a.m.
Opening remarks
Dante Negro, Director, Department of
International Law
9:30 a.m.
International Instruments for the Protection of the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Luis Toro, Senior Legal Officer, Department of
International Law
Questions and answer session
10:00 a.m.
Introduction to the Inter-American Protection System and the Inter-American Jurisprudence
Isabel Madariaga, Coordinator, Office of the Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-IACHR
Questions and answer session
11:20 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.
The Protection of Indigenous Women in the Belém do Pará Convention
Luz Patricia Mejía, Technical Secretary of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI), Inter-American Commission of Women-CIM
Questions and answer session
12:30 p.m. Conclusions
1:00 p.m. Closing remarks |
For any questions, please contact us at 202-370-0715, or email:
[email protected].
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