Human Rights Initiatives

The IPAHP Human Rights Program »

Human Rights Initiatives include:
Initiative on the UN Genocide Convention »
Initiative for Women's Rights »
Initiative for Multiculturalism »
Youth Workplace Initiative »

Initiative for Women's Rights »

The Initiative on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

UN Genocide Convention

"A World Free from Genocide" »

Address of the Former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa at the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the UN
(NYC; September 27th, 2012)

"Responsibility to Protect: the Role of the Judiciary" »

A Lecture by Judge Wolfgang Schomburg (Permanent Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)
(Ljubljana; October 30th, 2012)

"Enforcing the Genocide Convention" »

A Keynote Speech by Judge Theodor Meron (President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)
(Berlin; May 12th, 2011)

"The International Protection of Human Rights" »

A Keynote Speech by Judge Rudolf Bernhardt (Former President of the European Court for Human Rights)
(Berlin; November 9th, 2010)

Forthcoming Events

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2025 »
“Sustainable Development and Cultural Diplomacy - Fostering Global Partnerships”
(Skopje; May 19th - 22nd, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)		 Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
6th President of North Macedonia		 Timčo Mucunski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northe Macedonia

Conference Reviews

The Berlin Initiative:
"For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" »
(Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
André Azoulay
Counsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco

 Massimo d'Alema
Prime Minister of Italy 1998-2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-8		 Miguel Ángel Moratinos
UN Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
Samih al Abed
Former Palestinian Minister of Housing & Public Works		 Hiba Husseini »
Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis		 Yossi Beilin »
Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative
Humza Yousaf
First Minister of Scotland (2023-24) 		Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Chair of the Alba Party, Scotland; Former Member of the British Parliament

 Nitzan Horowitz
Former Israeli Minister for Health; Former Head of the Merez Party
Robert Serry
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 2007-15		 Ann Linde
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-22		 Erkki Tuomioja
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15

Skopje Cultural Diplomacy Forum 2023 »
"Promoting International Cooperation, Cultural Understanding & Peace"
(Skopje; September 4-6th, 2023)

Speakers for the Forum included (among others) the following dignitaries:
Gjorge Ivanov
President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009-19)		 Stevo Pendarovski
President of North Macedonia		 Danela Arsovska
Mayor of Skopje
Aleksandar Nikoloski
President of the National Council for European Integration in the Assembly of North Macedonia		 Armin Laschet
Chancellor-Candidate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (2021)		 Elmar Brok
Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee (2012-17)
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia (2010-2015)		 Natalia Gavrilita
Prime minister of Moldove (2021-23)		 Hassan Diab
Prime Minister of Lebanon (2020-21)
Bamir Topi
President of the Republic of Albania (2007-12)		 Boris Tadic
President of the Republic of Serbia (2004-12)		 Petar Stoyanov
President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1997-02)
Ann Linde
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden		 Mladen Ivanic
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2014-15, 2016-17)		 Slavjanka Petrovska
Minister of Defense of North Macedonia

Improving the Interfaith and Inter-Civilizational Dialogue to Cooperation »
(International Conference; Berlin November 19th, 2018)

The Conference aimed to improve of interfaith and inter-civilizational dialogue to cooperation, promoting the preservation of religious tolerance traditions, propagation of cultural and moral values. (More »)
Speakers for the Event included (among others) the following Dignitaries:
Abdulaziz Al Tweijiri
General Director of ISESCO		 Sheikh-ul-islam Allahshukur Pashazade
Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board		 Fahad Abualnasr
Director General of KAICIID
Khaled Akasheh
Head of Department of Dialogue with Islam, Vatican		 His Beatitude Theodoros II
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa		 Albir Krqanov
Mufti of Moscow, Head of the Spiritual Council of the Muslims of Russia

Reykjavik Roundtable on Human Rights 2016 »
"Developing Initiatives to Implement Human Rights Legislation"
(Parliament of Iceland, Reykjavik; April 27th - 29th, 2016)

“The Reykjavik Roundtable on Human Rights 2016 focused on the current state of global human rights compliance and enforcement. At the Roundtable, prominent individuals from international courts, politics and academia, discussed the role of international institutions, states, and non-state actors in preventing and halting human rights abuses. (More »)
Speakers for the Summit include:
Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Prime Minister of Iceland 		President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
President of Iceland 		President Einar K. Guðfinnsson
President of the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi)

International Symposium on Cultural and Religious Diplomacy »
War and Peace in the Religions of the Mediterranean: "Religions as Catalysts for Peaceful Coexistence"
The Symposium is under the Presence and Patronage of His All Holiness Bartholomew
(İstanbul Turkey; December 6th - 8th, 2015)

The conference analyzed the impact of religious factor on the current discussion concerning religious terrorism, radicalization and re-shaping of the global religious and cultural map. (More »)
The Symposium included Keynote Addresses from the Honorable:
President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Former Prime Minister of Spain		 His All Holiness Bartholomew
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch		 Commissioner (Ret.) Anna Diamantopoulou
Former Greek European Commissioner for Employment

Hague Summit on International Law & Human Rights »
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Role of International Law in Promoting Human Rights
(International Court of Justice, The Hague; February 4th-5th, 2015)

The Summit brought together legislators, members of the judiciary, representatives from global governance institutions, and stakeholders from around the world to discuss and prepare recommendations and a list of concrete activities for the future development of the international law system to support human rights globally. (More »)
Speakers for the Summit included:
Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf
Judge, International Court of Justice		 President Peter Tomka
President, the International Court of Justice		 Judge Julia Sebutinde
Judge, the International Court of Justice
Judge Joyce Aluoch
Judge, International Criminal Court		 Judge Christopher Greenwood
Judge, International Court of Justice		 Judge Sanji Monageng
Vice President, International Criminal Court
Judge Fausto Pocar
Former President of the ICTY		 H.E. Steven van Hoogstraten
General Director, Carnegie Foundation		 H.E. Hugo Hans Siblesz
Secretary General, Permanent Court of Arbitration

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