Speeches and presentations

Below are the speeches held at the Rights Work published.

• Thursday 6 November 2008

• Opening Speeches

• Opening speech by Ms Nyamko Sabuni, Swedish Minister of Integration and Gender Equality

• Speech by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

  • Speech: Thomas Hammarberg (pdf 121 kB)

• Speech by Ibrahim Wani, Chief, Development and Economic and Social Issues Branch, and Acting Chief, Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

  • Speech: Ibrahim Wani (pdf 125 kB)

• Speech by Morten Kjaerum, Director, European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

  • Speech: Morten Kjaerum (pdf 72 kB)

• Speech by Yavuz Mildon, President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

  • Speech: Yavuz Mildon (pdf 108 kB)

• Speech by Hans Blix, President of the World Federation of the United Nations Association (WFUNA)

  • Speech: Hans Blix (pdf 137 kB)

• Keynote Speeches

  Bill Barker, Director, Human Rights International, Australia

  • Speech: Mr Bill Barker (pdf 81 kB)

• Rajeev Malhotra, Additional Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India

  • Speech: Mr Rajeev Malhotra (pdf 155 kB)

• Susan Bolam, Representative of the Chamber of Regions, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, UK

  • Speech: Susan Bolam (pdf 133 kB)

• Friday 7 November

• Speech by Ms Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation