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Day Nine: Saturday, December 9th 2023
Anti-Corruption Day and International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and
of the Prevention of this Crime -Â International and National Mechanisms for Human Rights and Peace
Time
Session Description
Speaker
8:30 am
Opening Welcome and Interfaith Prayers
8:45 - 9 am
Minister of Justice Arif Virani
Arif Virani
9 am - 10:20 am
The Paradox of the UN System and Human Rights
Session with Yasmeen Abu-Laban and other academics
Bio
Yasmeen Abu-Laban
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Transitions and Break
10:30 am - noon
human rights implementation and accountability within Canada - Action Canada
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Federal/Provincial and Territorial Protocol for Follow Up to Recommendations from International Human Rights Bodies - a dialogue of Civil Society Organizations
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With the UPR/UN process - we have all these recommendations but have no infrastructure to implement them - huge failure and gap that needs to be addressed.
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Panel on the sunday -Â
What is coming out of UPR - could be a moment for pressure around the recommendations around improvement of human rights infrastructure…
Meghan Doherty
Break
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lightning Talks
North Korean Human Rights
This session will provide information on the situation of human rights in North Korea and the global human rights movement working to improve conditions on the ground. The session will explore the role of civil society and the significant activities and milestones achieved by our global movement. It will culminate in an overview of the current human rights situation in North Korea, providing attendees with a deep understanding of this pressing global issue.
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Sean Chung
HanVoice
Toronto
Sean is the Executive Director of HanVoice. He has previously worked as a consultant at the UN Migration Agency and officer at the UN Major Group for Children and Youth in New York. Under Sean's leadership, HanVoice has convened global and regional human rights summits and has successfully lobbied for a special public policy under the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada in 2021. Today, HanVoice is facilitating a historic pilot program resettling North Korean refugees through private sponsorship. Sean has appeared as a subject-matter expert on over 200 news outlets around the world including The Associated Press, Washington Post, and CBC News. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto.
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Online
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Skills and Action Based Workshops
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Training on Child Rights Impact Assessment UNICEF Canada
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Strengthening Men and Boys - Righting Relations
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The Rights Path
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Anti-Oppression - John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
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Youth Voices