University Of London Symposium: What Role Will The Commonwealth And Its 2013 Summit In Colombo Play?
December 11, 2012
Towards truth, justice and a political solution in Sri Lanka: what role will the Commonwealth and its 2013 Summit in Colombo play?
Friday 16th November 2012
Deller Hall, Senate House, University of London. WC1E 7HU.
Friday 16th November 2012
Deller Hall, Senate House, University of London. WC1E 7HU.
Welcome Remarks
Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Session 1: The importance of Truth, Justice and Accountability for peace in
Sri Lanka
Ms. Yasmin Sooka, member of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on
Accountability in Sri Lanka, former member of the South African and Sierra
Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Chair: Ms Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Sri Lanka
Ms. Yasmin Sooka, member of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on
Accountability in Sri Lanka, former member of the South African and Sierra
Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Chair: Ms Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Session 2: What could a political solution in Sri Lanka look like?
Speakers:
Ms. Yasmin Sooka, member of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on
Accountability in Sri Lanka, former member of the South African and Sierra
Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Prof Mark McGovern, Edge Hill University (Northern Ireland’s experience)
Chair: Ms. Frances Harrison, former BBC Correspondent, author of “Still
Counting the Dead”
Speakers:
Ms. Yasmin Sooka, member of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on
Accountability in Sri Lanka, former member of the South African and Sierra
Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Prof Mark McGovern, Edge Hill University (Northern Ireland’s experience)
Chair: Ms. Frances Harrison, former BBC Correspondent, author of “Still
Counting the Dead”
Session 3: India’s influence and the Commonwealth’s engagement with Sri
Lanka and milestones on the road to the 2013 Colombo CHOGM
Speakers:
Dr Rajesh Venugopal, Lecturer in International Development and
Humanitarian Emergencies, LSE
Yolanda Foster, South Asia Desk, Amnesty International
Chair: Fred Carver, Director, Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice
Lanka and milestones on the road to the 2013 Colombo CHOGM
Speakers:
Dr Rajesh Venugopal, Lecturer in International Development and
Humanitarian Emergencies, LSE
Yolanda Foster, South Asia Desk, Amnesty International
Chair: Fred Carver, Director, Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice
Session 4: Colombo 2013: scoping the opportunity
Closing keynote speech: Senator Hugh Segal, Canada’s Special Envoy on
Commonwealth Renewal
Chair: Professor Philip Murphy, Director, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Closing keynote speech: Senator Hugh Segal, Canada’s Special Envoy on
Commonwealth Renewal
Chair: Professor Philip Murphy, Director, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Closing Remarks
Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Daisy Cooper, Director, Commonwealth Advisory Bureau
Read the agenda here
