National Conference on Statelessness in Ireland-October 21st
National Conference on Statelessness in Ireland-October 21st
National Conference on Statelessness in Ireland
21st October 2014
European Parliament Office, Molesworth St, Dublin 2
Dublin, Ireland
EMAIL TO REGISTER : [email protected]
Twitter #StatelessIRE
Opening Session:
9.00-9.30: Registration
9.30-9.45: Welcome address: UNHCR and ICI
09.45-10.15: Opening address:
Statelessness: International and European Context:
Chair: Denise Charlton, Chief Executive Officer, Immigrant Council of Ireland
9.45-10.15: Inge Sturkenboom, Regional Statelessness Officer, UNHCR Bureau for Europe, Brussels: An overview of UNHCR’s Global Campaign on Statelessness and key international developments
10.15-10.45: Chris Nash, Director, European Network on Statelessness (ENS): Statelessness in Europe and Good Practice regarding the determination and protection of stateless persons
10.45-11.00: Q & A
11:00-11.30 Lunch
Statelessness: National Context:
Chair: Michael Lynn SC, Barrister-at-Law
11.30-11:50: Enda O’Neill, Associate Protection Officer, UNHCR Ireland: Scoping the extent of statelessness in Ireland and addressing statelessness absent a determination procedure.
11.50-12.10: Hilkka Becker, Senior Solicitor, Immigrant Council of Ireland, : Statelessness in Ireland – international obligations and national reality.
12.10-12:30: Des Hogan, Head of Legal, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: National launch of European Network of National Human Rights Institutions’ (ENNHRI) ‘Position Paper with Recommendations on the Eradication of statelessness in Europe’
12.30 – 13.00 Q& A
13.00 Closing remarks
Followed by a light lunch, Tea and Coffee
