World Press Freedom Day 2016
Access to information and fundamental freedoms: It is your right!
Supporting media independence and fundamental freedoms in the Arab Region
2-4 May 2016, Sheraton Casablanca, Morocco.
Conference Programme
1 MAY
Arrival of delegates and welcome dinner
DAY ONE: 2 MAY
08:30 – 09:30
REGISTRATION (FES HALL)
09:30 – 11:00
Opening: Introduction to World Press Freedom Day
Mohamed Sabbar, Conseil national des droits de l’homme (CNDH)
- Younes Mjahed SNPM General Secretary and MedMedia expert.
- Rupert Joy, Ambassador of the European Union in Morocco
- Are-Jostein Norheim, Ambassador of Norway
- Michael Millward, Director of the UNESCO Maghreb Office
- Merim Abbas, Programmes’ Director of the regional trade-union programme- Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
- Hatem Zakaria, General Secretary – Federation of Arab Journalist (FAJ)
- Claudio Cappon, General Secretary – COPEAM
- Jim Boumelha, President- International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
- Moderator:Abdelkbir Khchichen; Bureau Executif SNPM.
Reflection on the Role of Trade-Unions and Civil Society Organisations in the Democratic Transition in the Arab World
Guest speakers – Representatives of the Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet
§ Sami Tahri, Deputy General Secretary – Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT)
§ Adel al Naqti, Director of Media – Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA)
§ Mukhtar Hajlawi, President of Sidi Bouzeid branch-Tunisian Order of Lawyers
§ Reyad Grayee, Executive board -Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH)
11:00 – 11:30
BREAK
11:30 – 13:00
Report on the consultation process for the establishment of the regional mechanism to support media freedom and draft Declaration on media freedom in the Arab World
- Younes Mjahed.
- Jan Keulen, Bukra, Director, MedMedia expert
- Monir Zaarour, IFJ Arab World and Middle East Coordinator, MedMedia expert
Presentation of the key operational challenges of intergovernmental mechanisms for media freedom and freedom of expression
- Jeremy Dear, IFJ Deputy General Secretary, Medmedia expert
Moderation: Jim Boumelha.
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH (Dafra restaurant)
14:00 – 16:45
Parallel meetings for networks and groups:
- Journalists’ unions
- Human rights councils, Civil society organisations and media schools
- Broadcasters and regulators
- Print and on-line media
Each group nominates two representatives to the working group reviewing the technical proposals and two others to the working group reviewing the draft Declaration
14:00 – 17: 00
UNESCO’s National World Press Freedom Day Celebration
Special event for Morocco (FES I &II)
19:00 – 20:30
COCKTAIL DINNER
DAY TWO : 3 MAY
08:00 – 10:00
Working groups on the Technical proposal and the draft Declaration convene
10:30 – 12:30
Fighting Racism and Hate Speech in the Media
- Magdy Lacheen, The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), President
- Amina Lemrini, Haute autorité de la communication audiovisuelle (HACA), President or Jamal Eddine Naji
- Etaf Omari, News Director, JRTV, Jordan
- Moussa Bourayzat, National Centre for Human Rights, Jordan, Commissioner General
- Wolfgang Meyer German Press Council (ex-member representing VERDI), IFJ Treasurer
- Abdul Hadi Mahfouz, Director-Lebanon National Media Council.
- Rabia Malek vice presidente SNPM
- Moderator: Hamidah el Bour, Chief Editor Tunis Afrique Presse.
12:30 – 14:00
LUNCH (Dafra)
14:00 – 16:30
Journalism, Access to Information and People’s Right to Know!
- Andrea Cairola, Information and Communication Adviser, UNESCO Maghreb Office
- Manal Ali, National Council of Human Rights, Egypt
- Nidal Mansour, Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists, Jordan
- Transparency Morocco
- Naser Abu Baker, president- Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
- Farkhreddine Beldi, editor- de l’APS Algeria
- Omar Zghari, membre du Secretariat National SNPM
- FMEJ
- Moderator: Soukeina Abdessamad, SNJT General Secretary, Medmedia expert
Discussions are conducted in the context of the Arab World Media Freedom Report 2015
17:00 – 18:30
Working groups on the Technical proposal and the draft Declaration reconvene
20:00
DINNER
DAY THREE : 4 MAY
09:30 – 11:00
First working group report – the Technical proposal (by group’s Rapporteur)
Discussions
Moderator: Moaid al-Lami, President of Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Senior vice president of Federation of Arab Journalists, member of IFJ Executive Committee
11:00 – 11:30
BREAK
11:30 – 13:00
Second working – Declaration for Media Freedom in the Arab World (by the group’s rapporteur)
Discussions and endorsement
Moderator: Taoufik Bouderbala, President – Higher Committee for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom in Tunisia
13:00 – 14: 00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15: 30
Final statement and closing of the conference.
Jim Boumelha
Andrea Cairola
Abdullah Bakkali
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