with

Hina Jilani
Co-chair of the Panel on Human Dignity, Human Rights lawyer and Co-founder of the human Rights Commission of Pakistan,

Paulo Sergio Pinheiro
Co-chair of the Panel on Human Dignity and Research Associate, Center for the Study of Violence NEV/USP, Brazil

Manfred Nowak
Professor, University of Vienna and Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Right,will present the Consolidated Statute of a World Court of Human Rights.

Monday 19 December 2011 at 13.45 p.m.

at the Salle Toepffer of The Restaurant Vieux-Bois 12, Av. de la Paix, Geneva (Bus No 8)

The Panel on Human Dignity was created in 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Panel produced ´ Protecting Dignity: An Agenda for Human Rightsª as a contribution to dialogue and joint action on prioritizing key human rights challenges for the second decade of the 21st century.

Since the release of the initial Agenda in December 2008, the Panel has commissioned a number of research projects and pursued follow-up actions on a limited number of thematic issues.

Its 2011 Report reflects on developments in the areas covered in the original Agenda and sets out ideas for future action by the international community.

The Panel is hosting an event to discuss the four thematic subjects addressed in its 2011 Report : proposals for a World Court of Human Rights, the situation of people in detention, the links between climate change and human rights and the need for scaled up actions to promote access to justice and legal empowerment of the poor.

The press meeting will be followed by a drink. I look forward to seeing you at this occasion.