Fall 2003
Central Asia Today:
Challenges and Opportunities
for Democracy and Reform
September 29 - October 10, 2003
Washington College of Law
Sponsored by
the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and
the Central and Eastern European and Newly Independent
States Students Organization (CEENISSO)
The American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the Central and Eastern European and Newly Independent States Students Organization (CEENISO) cordially invite you to join us for a two-week symposium on human rights in Central Asia.
The symposium will highlight the many challenges of transition in this complex region. In addition to the events listed below, there will be an exhibit of artwork and textiles from Central Asia on display at WCL during the symposium.
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free of charge and will take place at:
- American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-8181
Gala Opening Reception
Embassy of Kyrgyzstan
Monday, September 29, 5pm*
Welcome: Ambassador Baktybek Abdrisaev
*This event is open to WCL students only. To register for this event, please email ceenisso@wcl.american.edu
From the Silk Road to the Soviet Union and Beyond: An Overview
of Central Asian
History and Human Rights
Tuesday, September 30, WCL Room 401, 12pm
- Professor Charles Fairbanks, Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Johns Hopkins SAIS
- Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, Central Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
- Dr. Michael Ochs, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Keynote Address:
The Honorable Lorne W. Craner
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Thursday, October 2, WCL Room 603, 4pm
Reception to Follow
Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Approaches to
Activating the Rule of Law
Tuesday, October 7, WCL Room 401, 12pm
- Professor Herman Schwartz, Washington College of Law
- Dr. Martha Brill Olcott, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Richard Paton, Country Director for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI)
- Chris Krafchak, Country Director for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI)
CENTRAL ASIAN POT LUCK PARTY!
Thursday, October 9, 12 noon to 2 pm
International Student Lounge (6th Floor)
Please join us for a pot-luck lunch with WCL students from Central Asia. Nury Turkel and Jasmine Cameron, third-year students from the region, will discuss their perspectives on the human rights situation in Central Asia. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring a dish.
Thriving Pipelines and Dying Seas:
The Conflict over Natural Resources
Friday, October 10, WCL Room 401, 12pm
- Kate Watters, Development Coordinator, Public Environmental Monitoring Co-Coordinator, and Iran Program Co-Coordinator, Crude Accountability
- Doug Norlen, Policy Director, Pacific Environment
- Mark Cameron, Desk Officer for Uzbekistan, US Department of State
- Jan Kalicki, Counselor for International Strategy, Chevron/Texaco (invited)
