General calendar
Events on May 28, 2007
Reconciling Trade and Human Rights: The New Development Agenda
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Rights & Democracy and the Canadian Council for International Co-operation
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In collaboration with Amnesty International, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, The North-South Institute, and Social Watch
An International Conference
Reconciling Trade and Human Rights:
The New Development Agenda
Join us in this unique opportunity to explore ways in which the human rights framework can inform new strategies for trade, development and the eradication of poverty.
May 28 and 29, 2007
Courtyard by Marriott,
Ottawa
Keynote Speakers: Biographical Notes
Draft Conference Agenda (PDF)
Background Documents
Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID). Achieving Women’s Economic and Social Rights: Strategies and lessons from experience,
http://www.socialrights.org/spip/IMG/pdf_ESCR-english.pdf
Canadian Council for International Co-operation.
http://www.ccic.ca/e/docs/002_trade_2005-11_wto_hong_kong_briefing_note.pdf
Gauri Sreenivasan and Ricardo Grinspun. Global Trade/Global Poverty : NGO Perspectives on Key Challenges for . Introduction : Paper 1,
http://www.ccic.ca/e/docs/002_global_trade_paper_1.pdf
Howse, Robert and Mutua, Makau. Protecting Human Rights in a Global Economy. Challenges for the World Trade Organization.
http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/publications/index.php?subsection=catalogue&lang=en&id=1271
Howse, Robert and Teitel, Ruti G. Beyond the Divide : The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the World Trade Organization, N° 30,
http://www.fes-geneva.org/publications/OccasionalPapers/FESOccPapers30.pdf
Rights & Democracy. Human Rights : WTO’s missing development agenda.
http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/_PDF/publications/globalization/pamphlet.pdf
For more information, please contact:
Augie Van Biljouw
avanbiljouw@dd-rd.ca
