THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2011
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Abdelbasset Ben Hassen, Arab Institute for Human Rights (AIHR)
David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
Dina El Khawaga, Director of the Arab Regional Office, Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Mokhtar Trifi, President, Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH)
Joseph Schechla, Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Taieb Baccouche, Minister of Education, Tunisian transitory government10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Transitional Justice in Post-authoritarian Settings
Chair: Ahmed Rahmouni, President, Association Tunisienne des Magistrats (AMT)12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
Jose Zalaquett, Professor of Human Rights, Law School of the University of Chile
Pablo De Greiff, Director of Research, (ICTJ)
13:30-15:00 Judicial Accountability and Trials
Chair: Radhia Nasraoui, Association de Lutte Contre la Torture en Tunisie (ALTT)15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Naziha Boudhib, Lawyer
David Tolbert, President, ICTJ
Luc Côté, Senior Consultant, ICTJ
15:30-17:00 Preventing Abuse: Security Sector Reform and Vetting
Chair: Mohamed Saleh Kheriji, Member of AIHR Board of Directors
Marina Caparini, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Pablo De Greiff, Director of Research, ICTJ
Habib Belkouch, Centre d’Etudes en Droits Humains et Démocratie (Maroc)
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011
9:00–11:00 Truth as Justice: A Comparative Overview of Truth-Seeking Processes
Chair: Mohamed Nejib Ben Youssef, Tunisian Bar Association11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
Tawfik Bouderbla, President of the Committee for investigating the truth on the violations during the last events (Tunisia)
Priscilla Hayner, Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Howard Varney, Senior Consultant, ICTJ
Istvan Rev, Professor of History and Political Science, Central European University
11:30-13:00 Fulfilling the Right to Reparations: How and How Soon
Chair: Mokhtar Trifi, President, Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH)
Wahid Ferchichi, Law Professor, University of Tunis; ICTJ
Ruben Carranza, Director, Reparative Justice Program, ICTJ13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
Mustapha Iznasni (Morocco)
Joseph Schechla, OHCHR
14:30-16:30 Maintaining the Momentum: Addressing Justice Priorities for Women
Chair: Hafidha Chekir, Doctor of Law, Lecturer at University of Tunis16:30-17:00 Conference Closure
Sana Ben Achour, Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
Kelli Muddell, Acting Director, Gender Justice Program, ICTJ
Amna Guellali, Analyst, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC)
