International Fair Trial Day Conference and the Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony
14 June 2024, 10:00 – 17:30 PHT
Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
In-person & online event Registration: HERE
AGENDA
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Moderator: Tony Fisher, The Law Society of England and Wales
Opening remarks -Atty. Jose Perpetuo M. Lotilla, the National Executive Director of Integrated Bar of the Philippines -Edre Olalia, Chairperson of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers -Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, Dean of the College of Law, University of the Philippines Keynote speech -George Katrougalos, UN Independent Expert on Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Session 1: Independence and protection of judges and lawyers
Moderator: Eleonora Scala, Programme Lawyer, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) Speakers: -Attorney Theodore Te, Program Director, Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) and Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines College of Law -Judge Gerely C. Rico-Cruz, Presiding Judge, Pangasanan, Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) Branch 4, San Fabian-San Jacinto and Member, Hukom, Inc. -Ephraim Cortez, National Union of People’s Lawyers -Hans Gaasbeek, Day of the Endangered Lawyer Foundation
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| 11.45 – 12.00 | Coffee Break |
| 12:00 -13:00 | Session 2: Targeting lawyers, journalists, activists, CSOs and other HRDs in the context of counter-terrorism, anti-drug and related policies
Moderator: Gonzalo Sáenz Quilez, The International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) Keynote speech: Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights (online) Speakers: -Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, Karapatan and Regional Council member, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development -Carlos H Conde, Senior researcher for the Philippines, Human Rights Watch |
| 13:00 -14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Session 3: Arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killingsModerator: Magda El Haitem, International Association of Lawyers Institute for the Rule of Law (UIA-IROL) Speakers: -Jhonila Castro and Jed Tamano, Environmental activists -Aileen Bacalso, Executive Director, Forum Asia -Edita Burgos, Human Rights Activist |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Session 4: Tackling impunity: accountability and remedies
Moderator: Triona.Lenihan, The Law Society of England and Wales Speakers: -Leila de Lima, Former Secretary, Department of Justice of the Philippines -Signe Poulsen, Senior Human Rights Adviser, United Nations Human Rights in the Philippines -Neri Colmenares, Chairman, Bayan Muna Partylist; Council member, International Bar Association |
| 16:15 – 17:30 | Ebru Timtik Award Ceremony
Moderator: Şerife Ceren Uysal, European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights (ELDH) & European Democratic Lawyers (AED), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) –Herman Veerbeek, attorney in the Netherlands, Free Press Unlimited. -Etienne Lesage, Vice Chairman, Defense Sans Frontieres – Avocats Solidaires (DSF-AS) -Pacifico A. Agabin, professor of constitutional law and chairman of the Constitutional Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy, Ebru Timtik Award Selection Committee member -Stefanie Wuschitz, Artist of the 2024 Ebru Timtik Award Artwork -Message from Ebru Timtik’s colleague -Awardee(s) (TBC) |
| 17:30 | Closing
-Sara Chandler, The European Bar Federation |