FOREWORD
SUMMARY OF ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN
LAWYERS’ MEETING
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LAWYERS’ MEETING RESOLUTIONS
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PRESS STATEMENT
5 DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS
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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
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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
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PRESS STATEMENT
5 DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS
6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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