Official opening ceremony
Time & Location
Jan 15, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+1
CICG | Amphi D (and online), Rue de Varembé 17, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
About the session
Moderators
Mandira SHARMA, Internation Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Senior International Legal Adviser – Member of CEDI’s Advisory Board, Nepal
Olivier DE FROUVILLE, United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), Chairperson – Member of CEDI’s Advisory Board, France
Agenda
Welcome and opening by Emmanuel DECAUX, President of CEDI, former Chair of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
Keynote address by Volker TÜRK, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Panel of testimonies from family members of disappeared persons from five regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and MENA
High-level segment with Congress partners and representatives of States and institutions wishing to announce voluntary pledges