Presentations
Day 1 - 9 November 2009
Opening Addresses
- Robert Houdek, former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Eritrea, United States
- Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway and President of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
- Bereket Habte Selassie, Distinguished Professor of African Studies and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina and former Chair of the Constitutional Commission of Eritrea
Setting the Scene
- Elisabeth Chyrum, Human Rights Defender, Director of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea
- Help Meaza, presented by Tsedal Yohannes
- Tsedal Yohannes, Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea - CDRiE
- Statement from Congressman Royce, Subcommitee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade (United States)
- Alf Hansen, Special Advisor, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
- Dan Connell, Author and former journalist, Distinguished Lecturer in journalism and African politics at Simmons College, Boston
Panel: Human Rights Violations in the Region and Violations of International Law
- Selam Kidane, Democracy and Human Rights Advocate
- Noel Joseph, Executive Director of Eritreans for Human & Democratic Rights – UK (EHDR-UK)
- Daniel Rezene Mekonnen, PhD, Fellow Human Rights Centre, University of Gent
Day 2 - 10 November 2009
Panel: Eritrea’ s options for Democratisation
- Woldeyesus Ammar, Chairman, Joint Leadership Committee (EDP/EPM/EPP)
- Suleiman A. Hussein, Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea (CDRiE)
- Dawit Mesfin, Researcher/Birkbeck College
- Anthony Carroll, Vice President, Manchester Trade Ltd, policy specialist on the Horn, Washington, USA
- Open letter from Esayas Isaak, read by Habtom Yohannes
- Meron Estefanos, Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights - EMDHR
Panel: The Horn Region options for Democratisation
- Mohamed Ahmed Jama, Director of the Somali Organisation for Community Development Activities (SOCDA) in Mogadishu
