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ANNOUNCEMENT University of Essex Asia Human Rights Student Group Half Day Conference    2 June 2009  “Strengthening Human Rights Protection in the Asia Region: Optimism or Pessimism?”   SCHEDULE 12.50-13.00 Opening Remarks John Packer (Director of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex)  FIRST SESSION – WHAT ARE ASIAN VALUES?  13.00-13.4O Asian Values: Philosophical Critiques Michael Freeman (Research Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex)  13.40-13.55 Responses  (Dr. Usha Ramanathan, Visiting Fellow Human Rights Centre)  13.55-14.30 Dialogue  by Moderator Haris Azhar (MA in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights Student 08/09)  Coffee break 14.30-14.45  “Human Rights Advocacy in Asia”  14.45-15.15 Nepal  Abhilasha Risal (LL.M in International Human Rights Law Student 08/09) 15.15-15.30 Myanmar Marte Graff Jenssen (MA in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights Student 08/09) 15.30-15.45 Indonesia Isa Soemawidjaja (LL.M in International Human Rights Law Student 08/09) 15.45-16.00 China Shengnan Qiu (Ph.D in Law Department Student)  16.00 -16.30 Dialogue  by Moderator  Johanna Somerville (LL.M in International Human Rights Law Student 08/09)      Coffee break 16.30-16.45  SECOND SESSION - ASIAN PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES  16.45-17.15 The prospects for a regional protection mechanism :  ASEAN and Human Rights  Kevin Boyle (Professor, School of Law, University of Essex)  17.15-17.45 The Role of Asian Countries at International Level Benny Y.P. Siahaan (First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia in Geneva) 17.45-18.15 Dialogue by Moderator  Joo-Young Lee (Ph.D in Law Department Student)    

Human Rights in Asia Conference 2009 programme: Strengthening Human Rights Protection in the Asia Region:

Optimism or Pessimism?

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Human Rights in Asia Conference 2009 programme: Strengthening Human Rights Protection in the Asia Region: Optimism or Pessimism?

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