BPCA to talk on minority discrimination at united Nations symposium 30th October 2012.

Wilson will be presenting on our submission to the UN's Universal Periodic review at a symposium at the Palais des United Nations in Geneva tomorrow:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nQp06njojgs8QT_et64KwW5zf_HCOHSWwuK8K8DDLP4/edit

SADF Symposium on

Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Pakistan

30 October 2012

15:00-17:00

Palais des Nations United Nations office in Geneva

Room 24

Chair:

Paulo Casaca, Founder and Executive Director, South Asia Democratic Forum

Presentations:

“The basic rights of women and children”

Elke TINDEMANS, former Senator in Belgium

“Religious freedom: state of play”

Wilson CHOWDHRY, Chairman, British Pakistani Christian Association

“Kill and dump policy in Baluchistan”

Mehran BALUCH, Nominated Baluchistan House Representative to the EU

“Pakistan: a consolidated democracy?”

Stig Toft MADSEN, Senior Research Fellow, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen

“The EU and human rights in Pakistan”

Stephen JONES, SADF consultant

CO-SPONSORED BY COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION OF PEACE AND SADF.