A Return to Civilian Rule? The Prospects for Democracy and Rights in Burma After the Election

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October 14, 2010 11:17AM EDT | Fact Sheet

A Return to Civilian Rule? The Prospects for Democracy and Rights in Burma After the Election

A Joint Conference with Human Rights Watch and the Southeast Asia Studies Program at Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Human Rights Watch and the Southeast Asia Studies Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University are pleased to invite you to attend our one-day conference entitled "A Return to Civilian Rule? The Prospects for Democracy and Rights in Burma after the Election." The conference will explore three aspects of contemporary Burma: Politics and the November 2010 Election, Human Rights and Efforts at Accountability, and Asian Regional Perspectives. Nobel Laureate and Harvard University Professor Amartya Sen will deliver the keynote address, with an introduction from Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. Location: SAIS Kenney Auditorium 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC To RSVP, please visit: burmaconference.eventbrite.com Program
9:00 AM	Welcoming Remarks: Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch William Wise , Southeast Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University - SAIS
9:15 AM	Panel I: Politics and the November 2010 Election Chair: Brad Adams, Human Rights Watch Panelists: Win Min, Burmese civil society advocate David Steinberg, Georgetown University David Williams, Center for Constitutional Democracy Min Zin, Burmese journalist in exile
11:00 AM	Keynote Address: Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics and Harvard University Introduction: Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch
12:45 PM	(Luncheon) Panel II: Human Rights and Efforts at Accountability Chair: Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch Panelists: David Mathieson, Human Rights Watch Zoya Phan, Burma Campaign, UK Paulo Pinheiro, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Patricia Wald, commissioner of the 2009 Harvard Law School Report, Crimes in Burma
2:30 PM	Panel III: Regional Perspectives and Responsibilities Chair: Karl Jackson, Southeast Asian Studies Program, Johns Hopkins--SAIS Panelists: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Matthew Smith, EarthRights International Yun Sun, International Crisis Group
4:00 PM 4:30 PM	Closing Remarks: Human Rights Watch and SAIS Conference Ends

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