Thursday 22 September 2016 

 10:00-11:00 AM 

 Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva

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Speakers: 

• Mr Ahmed Mansoor, prominent human rights defender and blogger from UAE 
• Ms Maryam Al-Khawaja, co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) 
• Mr Phil Lynch, director of the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) 
• Mr Gerald Staberock, secretary-general of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) 
• Ms Peggy Hicks, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 

Moderator: 

• Ms. Laila Matar, UN Advocate at Human Rights Watch's office in Geneva