Parallel Session: “Iran: Human Rights” Geneva, 18 June

The conference participants: Dr. Karen Parker, Ms DIANE ALA’I, Ms Oretta Bandettini, Mr. Naser BOLADAI, Mr. Taimoor Aliassi,

Parallel Session: “Iran: Human Rights”

Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva (KMMK-G)
International Educational Development Inc. (IED)
Association of Humanitarian Lawyers (AHL)
Cordially invite you to a Parallel Session
“Human Rights in Iran”
On Monday, June 18th, 2012
3.00 to 5.00 p.m.
at
Palais de Nations, Geneva: Room XXVII

Hosted by
Dr. Karen Parker, IED Chief Delegate to the United Nations, USA
Mr. Taimoor Aliassi, representative of the Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva (KMMK-G)

The conference participants will include a diverse range of human rights related organizations, human rights defenders and human rights and legal experts based in Switzerland and beyond who are working on these issues. Following participants are invited:

Mr. Carlo SOMMARUGA, a Swiss PM, the Co- president of Swiss Parliament Human Rights Committee, President of Pro-Kurdish PM Group in Swiss Parliament and member of Swiss Foreign Committee (http://www.carlosommaruga.ch/spip.php?article426),
Dr. Karen Parker, Chief Counsellor of the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers & International Educational Development, (http://www.humanlaw.org/)
Co-Founder of the Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran, (http://iranfederal.org/en/)
Ms DIANE ALA’I, Representative of BAHA’I INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (http://bic.org/ )
Ms Oretta Bandettini di Poggio, Responsable permanent à l’ONU de la Fondation France-Libertés (http://www.france-libertes.org/)
Mr. Naser BOLADAI, the Representative of the Congress of Nationalities for a Federal Iran, (http://iranfederal.org/en/)
Mr. Taimoor Aliassi, Representative of The Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva’s (www.kmmk-ge.org )

The intent of the conference is to focus on sharing views and discussing issues and obstacles, with a view to future steps and improvements. The focus of conference’s discussion will include:

(a) The current situation of human rights in Iran
(b) The range and scope of human rights issues and the individuals, groups and communities affected particularly the non Persian nationalities and religious minorities
(c) The right to education in mother language and the importance of participation of the non Persian nationalities and religious minorities in public life
(d) Death penalty and Juvenile execution

There will be a series of interactive dialogue after the panellist’s presentations. For confirmation of attendance and information, please contact The Association of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva’s UN Representative Mr. Taimoor Aliassi ([email protected]), tel. 0041 (0) 79 694 28 08. For further information on our activities please refer to www.kmmk-ge.org.
Light lunch will be served.