Strengthening the Role of Women in Politics
(Zenica, Bosnia, 1999)
Strategic planning on how women can enhance their position in politics and effectively lead a diverse polity.
Northern Ireland
Professor Monica Williams, founder member of the North Ireland Women’s Coalition and current Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner
Israel
Shosh Arar, City women’s affairs advisor, Netanya, Israel
Palestinian Authority
Zahira Kamal, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Palestinian Authority
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Bosnian Reconciliation Initiative
(Budapest, Hungary, 1998)
Enabled discussion among a diverse group from the Bosnian Federation and the Republika Srpska about a range of subjects as well as concrete measures for in-country follow-up programming.
El Salvador
Joaquin Villalobos, former leader of guerilla organization Farabundo Marti Nationa Liberation Front (FMLN) in El Salvador
Israel
Dr. Naomi Chazan, Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Parliament
Northern Ireland
David Ervine, Spokesperson for the Progressive Unionist Party in Northern Ireland
Joseph Reilly, Member of the North Ireland Peace and Reconciliation Forum, and Member of the National Executive of Sinn Fein
Poland
Piotr Stasinski, editor and chief of Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza
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Conference on Missing Persons for Family Members in the Former Yugoslavia
(Budapest, Hungary, 1997)
A forum to examine emotional and practical dimensions of “missing persons” in the former Yugoslavia, Chile, Guatemala, Kurdistan and South Africa.
Chile
Mireya Garcia, General Secretary of the La Agrupacion de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos (Organization of Families of Disappeared Detainees) of Chile
Guatemala
Calixto Torres, Mayan Quiche political and human rights activists from Guatemala
Kurdistan
Bakhtiar Amin, Director of the Human Rights Alliance in Washington DC and mediator between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
South Africa
Mbuyi Mhlauli, University of Western Cape, South Africa
United States
Dr. Harvey Weinstein, Director of the Forced Migration and Health Project of the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley
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The Dynamics of Building Trust: Workshops to Strengthen Dialogue in Bosnia
(Bosnia, 1997)
Facilitated dialogue on post-conflict reconciliation among Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs in Sarajevo, Mostar, Tuzla and Banja Luka.
El Salvador
Mr. Salvador Sanabria, representative of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) of El Salvador
Israel
Naomi Chazan, Member of Parliament, Israel
Palestinian Authority
Zahira Kamal, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Palestinian Authority
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Workshop on Reconciliation for Bosnia
(London, England, 1996)
Exposed key Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs to relevant experiences of international leaders in the aftermath of a violent civil conflict.
Northern Ireland
Professor Paul Arthur, Professor of Politics, University of Ulster
Dr. Roy Magee, Northern Ireland
Father Gerry Reynolds, Northern Ireland
El Salvador
Hon. Ricardo Castaneda, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, El Salvador
Joaquin Villalobos, former leader of FMLN Guerilla Movement, El Salvador
Israel
Naomi Chazan, Member of Parliament, Israel
Palestinian Authority
Zahira Kamal, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Palestinian Authority
South Africa
MP John Steenkamp, Member of Parliament, National Party, South Africa
Dr. Alex Boraine, Vice Chairperson, South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Hon. Barbara Masekala, South African Ambassador to France
United Kingdom
Nik Gowing, BBC World News Anchor
Jon Snow, British Journalist, Channel 4 News
Sir John Birch, UK Ambassador to the United Nations
United States
Amb. James LeMoyne, Chief Political Advisor, UNDP, USA
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