STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL AND
REGIONAL FRAMEWORKS TO PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS
Co-sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
March 17, 2011
9:00 – 11.30 am
American University Washington College of Law, Room 603
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016
The panelists will discuss the recent activities and possible outcomes of the Working Group, which was established in accordance with the resolution of the UN GA Third Committee, A/C.3/65/L.8/Rev.1, adopted on November 19, 2010. The Working Group’s mandate is to consider the existing international framework, identify how to best address possible gaps, and consider the feasibility of a new legal instrument. Additionally, the panelists will discuss future implications of the ongoing process to strengthen the protection of older persons within the Organization of American States, in particular in light of the Special Session of the Permanent Council that took place on October 28, 2010, where the majority of participating states called for a regional convention on the rights of older persons.
8.45 Registration
9.15 Welcome and Introduction:
Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law
Diego Rodríguez Pinzón, Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
9.30 Panelists:
Luz Angela Melo, LLM ’97, Human Rights Technical Adviser, UNFPA
Juana Sotomayor, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
Israel Doron, LLM ’94, Professor of Law, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Studies, Haifa University
Javier Vásquez, LLM ’96, Regional Human Rights Law Advisor, Pan-American Health Organization
Mario López Garelli, Senior Human Rights Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Jessica F. López, Chairperson, NGO Committee on Ageing - United Nations, and New York Senior Advisor, AARP Office of International Affairs (invited)
10.45 Discussion: (Moderator)
Vladislav Michalčík, Research Scholar-in-Residence, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
11.30 Closing Remarks:
Claudia Martin, Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Registration is free but required – please go to www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration .
CLE Accreditation will be applied for (1.5 credits) – registration will be $55. For further information, contact: Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, 202.274.4075 or secle@wcl.american.edu.
Please direct questions to:
Vladislav Michalčík, LL.M.
Project Coordinator/Research Scholar in Residence
Email: elderlyrights@wcl.american.edu
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-8181
Phone: (202) 274-4221
Web: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/elderlyrights.cfm
