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FOREWORD

SUMMARY OF ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LAWYERS’ MEETING

1   OPENING ACTIVITY

2   IN-PUT PRESENTATIONS

3   LAWYERS’ MEETING RESOLUTIONS

4   PRESS STATEMENT

5   DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS  AND OBSERVERS

6   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS




1 OPENING ACTIVITY
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OPENING REMARKS
Struggle for Those Who Have Disappeared, Struggle for Human Dignity
By Atty. Munarman, KontraS Coordinator

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Involuntary Disappearance: Impunity in Perpetuity
By Atty. Edcel Lagman, AFAD Chairperson


COUNTRY SITUATION

East Timor
By Atty. Isabel Ferreira

Kashmir, India
By Atty. Ahmed Parvez

Indonesia
By Mugiyanto

Philippines
By Atty. Edcel Lagman and Daisy Valerio

Pakistan
By Atty. Farooq Niazi

Sri Lanka
By Atty. K.D.C. Kumarage

Thailand
By Atty. Nakhon Chomphuchat


AFAD’s RESPONSE
By Mary Aileen Bacalso, AFAD Secretary General


CLOSING REMARKS
By Ikravany Hilman, AFAD Council Member


2 IN-PUT PRESENTATIONS
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Judiciary Defense Strategies Against the Crime
of Enforced Disappearance of People in Argentina

By Atty. Diego Morales

The Disappearance in Chile 1973-1990;
Truth, Justice and Reparation 1973-2000

By Atty. Roberto Garretón

El Caso Salvadoreño
By Atty. Benjamin Cuellar

Prosecuting A Criminal Complaint on Involuntary Disappearance:
The Sri Lankan Experience

By Atty. Wishvajith de Silva

The Role of Civil Society in the Struggle Against Disappearances
By Martha Meijer, Netherlands Humanist Committee on Human Rights

Combating Involuntary Disappearance:
Thoughts from Asia and Latin America
and Amnesty International’s 14-Point Program

By Atty. Rene Sarmiento

The International Criminal Court
and the Crime of Involuntary Disappearance:
Justice Without Borders

By Atty. Neri Javier Colmenares

International Standards:
Fighting Against Disappearances

By Atty. Cecilia Jimenez

Apuntes Sobre la Convencion Interamericana
Sobre Desaparicion Forzada de Personas

By Atty. Diego Morales


3 LAWYERS’ MEETING RESOLUTIONS
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Resolution No. 2000-1
Criminalizing Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance

Resolution No. 2000-2
Providing for the Establishment of an Asian Regional Tribunal

Resolution No. 2000-3
Supporting the Establishment of the International Criminal Court

Resolution No. 2000-4
Urging States to Provide Reparation to Victims
of Involuntary Disappearances and Their Families

Resolution No. 2000-5
Appointing a Person to Facilitate the Implementation
of the Resolutions Approved During the Asian and Latin American
Lawyers’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia

Resolution No. 2000-6
Appreciating the Work of KontraS for Being the Host
to the Asian and Latin American Lawyers’ Meeting
on the Problem of Disappearances and Impunity

Resolution No. 2000-7
Investigating the Cases of Enforced or Involuntary
Disappearance in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir

Resolution No. 2000-8
Calling for the Establishment of an Independent Commission
to Investigate All Cases of Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka

Resolution No. 2000-9
Adopting Measure That Would End Involuntary Disappearances in Indonesia

 

4 PRESS STATEMENT


5 DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS


6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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