European Commission, Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry hold first civil society seminar on children's and prisoners' rights in Kyrgyzstan.The European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. of the Kyrgyz Republic are organizing the first civil society seminar on two themes, children's rights The opportunity for children to participate in political and legal decisions that affect them; in a broad sense, the rights of children to live free from hunger, abuse, neglect, and other inhumane conditions. and prisoner's rights on March 5-6.AaThis seminar will complement the official Human Rights Dialogue between the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community and the Kyrgyz Republic, the first round of which took place in Bishkek on 28 October 2008 and was considered a success. The aim of the civil society seminar is to contribute to the human rights dialogue through open discussions between European and Kyrgyz civil society representatives, academics and government officials on human rights topics and on how to enhance the enforcement and protection of human rights. AaThe seminar will bring together some 15 representatives of European civil society, including the leading non-governmental organizations “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government. and academics working on human rights protection and more than twice as many representatives of Kyrgyz civil society.Between 60 and 65 participants are expected altogether, including Kyrgyz senior officials, representatives of international organizations and the European Union institutions. AaTwo joint sessions and two parallel workshops are planned. The participants will be asked to propose a set of conclusions and recommendations on their specific topic of discussion, to be presented during the closing plenary session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. and then reported in a document to be produced after the event. News Agency I...IUIypress - 2001-2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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