Help End Torture

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. General Welcome 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Introduction of Speaker 9:45 a.m. - 10:15a.m. Opening Address: Ariel Dorfman The Tyranny of Terror: Is Torture Inevitable in the 21st Century and Beyond? 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Panel I Case Studies of Countries Which Have Legalized Torture - Why Torture is Outlawed - Judicial Decisions: Torture and the Case of Israel - Government and Military as One: Torture and the Case of Argentina 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Question and Answer Period 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Panel II The Consequences of Torture A Survivor\\\\\\\'s Account: The Effects of Torture on My Life A Survivor\\\\\\\'s Account: The Effects of My Torture on My Community A Parent\\\\\\\'s Account: The Effects of Torture on My Family The Aftermath of Secondary Trauma: What 9/11/01 Has Meant to Survivors 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Question and Answer Period 2:30 p.m. - 2:45p.m. Coffee / Tea Break 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Panel III The Legalization of Torture Opinions Pro and Con 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Question and Answer Period 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Coffee / Tea Break 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Expression and Contemplation Wednesday, June 26, 2002 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Coffee, Pastries, and Yogurt 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Remembering: UN Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors 8:45 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Panel IV The Question of Impunity and Seeking Redress: Survivors\\\\\\\' Perspectives A Survivor\\\\\\\'s Account from South Africa A Family Member\\\\\\\'s Account from Peru A Salvadoran Survivor\\\\\\\'s Account: Prosecuting His Torturer in the US A Survivor\\\\\\\'s Account from Bosnia 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Question and Answer Period 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Coffee / Tea Break 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Cultural Presentations 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Survivors\\\\\\\' presentation of concerns 1:50 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Small Group Discussions 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Reports of Small Groups 3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference Evaluation 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks With academics, journalists, and lawyers in mainstream media advocating the legalization of torture, TASSC members believe that an open discussion on the subject of torture is essential. The two-day conference is entitled, On the Question of Torture: An Exchange of Views. The conference, to be held June 25-26, will be part of TASSC\\\\\\\'s 5th annual, week-long commemoration of June 26th, U.N. International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors. This conference will bring together torture survivors from around the world and individuals from different sectors of society. Invited participants will include persons who advocate the use and legalization of torture and others who are firmly opposed to all forms of torture under any circumstances.