The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications to the forthcoming Berlin International Human Rights Congress, taking place from 1^st – 4^th October 2010.

Taking place on the 20^th anniversary of German Reunification, the conference will provide a forum for an interdisciplinary analysis of salient issues with the fields of human rights and democracy. It will explore developments in these areas over the past two decades and consider the key issues shaping discussions at the international level today. The congress will consist of lectures, debates, and panel discussions featuring expert speakers from international politics, international development, diplomacy, academia, civil society, and the private sector. The audience will include students and scholars, diplomatic and political representatives, journalists and civil society practitioners, from across the world. An audience in excess of 150 is anticipated.

The congress is being held in cooperation with Amnesty International Germany, Dubrovnik International University, and the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria.

Conference Speakers

Confirmed speakers for the conference include:

• Dr. Solomon Isaac Passy (Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria)
• Prof. Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt (UN Special Rapporteur for the Freedom of Religious Belief, Professor in Human Rights at Erlangen-Nürnberg University)
• H.E. Yasar Yakis (Turkish MP, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey)
• Dr. Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania)
• Dr. Miomir Zuzul (Former Foreign Minister of Croatia)
• Cem Özdemir (Co-Leader of the German Green Party/Alliance 90)
• Dr. Alan Berman (Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University Law School, Australia)
• Benjamin Titze (Amnesty International Germany)

Additional speakers will be updated regularly and can be viewed online under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_conferences_bihrc_speakers

The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD – www.culturaldiplomacy.org)

The ICD is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Berlin. Over the past decade the ICD has grown to become one of Europe’s leading cultural exchange organizations.

ICD International Conferences

Recent international conferences held by the ICD include The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2010, The Berlin International Economics Congress, and A World Without Walls 2009. Further information about these conferences, including videos and event reviews, can be found online under: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_conferences

Further information about the Berlin International Human Rights Congress (BIHRC), including the speakers and event program, can be found online under www.icd-humanrights.org. Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly should you require any addition information.