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Regional Workshop on Women and Minority Human Rights Defenders
3:30 – 4:00pm The role of UN on the protection and promotion of the rights of
WHRD and Minority rights – presented by Paul Simo UNOHCHR
4:00 – 4:30pm Tea/coffee break
4:30 – 6:00pm Plenary discussions (possibly in working groups)
7:00pm Dinner
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 14 th OCTOBER, 2009
7:00am Breakfast
9:00am Recap of previous day
9:30 – 10:30am Examine the threats, challenges and develop strategies to
achieve protection of WHRD and Minority Rights Defenders
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Guided by Dr. Chris Dolan
10:30 – 11:00am Tea / Coffee break
11:00 – 1:00pm Group work according to the different work experience
1:00 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 3:00pm Group presentations
� Journalists
� Defenders working in area of conflict
� Defenders facing legal and political oppression
� Minority defenders
Guided by Dr. Chris Dolan and Dr. Thomas Mayunga
3:00 – 4:00pm Action plan on WHRD/ Minority defenders and Gender
mainstreaming to be implemented /adopted by EHAHRD-
Network
Guided by Jackie Asiimwe
4:00 – 4:30pm Tea / Coffee break
4:30 – 5:30pm closing remarks
� Mrs. Sarah Stella Okuni Program Coordinator-EHAHRDP
� H.E Bjorg S. Leite the Norwegian Ambassador to
Uganda
Annex 2 – A Table of the Rights of Women Human Rights Defenders’ as reflected in
Fundamental International Human Rights Conventions