PANEL: 09:00-11:00
“Why prisons were built and what they mean for political
political prisoners”
“Building prisons for dissidents”
“Political prisoners around the world”
Speakers:
Dr. Jean-Pierre Restellini – Former member of the CPT
Denis O’Hearn – Director of the PhD in Sociology – University of W. USA
Moderator: Elisabeth Decrey Warner
-Former President of the Parliament of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
PANEL: 11:15-13:00
“History of prisons in Turkey and treatment of political prisoners”
“Current situation in Turkish prisons”
Speakers:
Eren Keskin – Lawyer, Vice-President of the Turkish Association for Human Rights
Human Rights Association – Winner of the Olof Palme Prize or the Amnesty International Prize
Serhat Cakmak – Association of Lawyers for Freedom
Kemal Aktas – (Former Kurdish political prisoner)
Moderator: Gianfranco Fattorini – MRAP representative
PANEL: 14:00-17:00
“Abdullah Öcalan and the Imrali system”.
“History and paradigm of Abdullah OCALAN’s captivity”.
“The Imrali system, Isolation”
Speakers:
Raziye Ozturk – Law firm ASRIN
Jean Ziegler – Vice-President of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Human Rights Council
Mauro Palma (Former member of the CPT)
Mahmut Sakar – Lawyer – MAF-DAD
Moderator: Olivier Peter – Lawyer
Flyer:
Saturday 24 February 2024
Geneva University / Uni Mail
Boulevard du Pont-d’Arve 40
1205 Geneva
Auditoire MR290
