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Ceremony in Strasbourg to mark the 60th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights - PHOTOSESSION

Ceremony in Strasbourg to mark the 60th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights - <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION</font>

19 October 2010 12:45 (UTC +04:00)

The keynote speech will be given by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations. Statements will be made by Secretary General ThorbjÃ¸rn Jagland, Gjorgje Ivanov, President of â€œthe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaâ€ on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, and Jean-Paul Costa, President of the European Court of Human Rights. After the statements, a short film on the Convention will be screened and there will be a musical performance by Barbara Hendricks.
The opening will be followed by a panel discussion on the future of human rights in Europe, moderated by Jean-Paul Costa, and with the participation of the presidents of Council of Europe bodies that monitor action against trafficking in human beings, racism and intolerance, torture and ill-treatment, social rights, the protection of national minorities and of minority languages.
Secretary General ThorbjÃ¸rn Jagland will meet with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon before the event.