INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM - February 9 - 12, 2005

PROGRAM -Restorative Justice & Peace in Colombia
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

6:00PM - Ecumenical Ceremony (Plazoleta San Antonio)

7:30PM - Photographic Exhibit:  Contra el Olvido (Museo La Tertulia)

Thursday, February 10

MORNING  (Main Auditorium – Javeriana University)

Inaugural Session  8:30 to 10:30 AM

Oscar Rojas, MD, Fundación Alvaralice -- Symposium Director– Master of Ceremonies

Welcome:

*Father Joaquín Sánchez S.J.,  –  President Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)

*Dr. Angelino Garzón, Governor of the Cauca Valley (Colombia)

Opening Statement

Mrs. Maria Eugenia Garcés E. Chair, Board of Directors, Fundación AlvarAlice   (Colombia)

Coffee Break

Inaugural Plenary Session – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM:   The Role of Restorative Justice in Peace-Building Processes

Moderator:  Dr. Augusto Ramírez Ocampo, United Nations Development Program (Colombia)

*Justice Albie Sachs, Constitutional Court of South Africa (South Africa) - Restorative Justice vs. Retributive Justice

*Father Eliseo R. Mercado Jr., OMI,  National Council for Peace (Philippines) -  Restorative Justice:  Attempts  and Experiences in the Southern Philippines  

*Vicenç Fisas, PhD,  Escola de Cultura de Pao – Universidad Autonoma, Barcelona  (Spain) – Comparison of the Peace Processes

Discussants

*Magistrate Renate Winter, Special Court of Sierra Leone (Austria)

*Thomas Johnson, USAID in Colombia (USA)

*Father Antonio Beristain S.J., Basque Institute of Criminology (Spain) *Judge Jean Zermatten, Institute for the Rights of the Child (Switzerland)

*Dr. Penuell M. Maduna, Ex-Minister of Justice (South Africa)

1:00 to 3:00 Lunch

AFTERNOON    

3:00 - 6:00PM - Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions   3:00 – 6:00 PM

#101 Restorative Justice in the Colombian Judicial System, with a Discussion of International Examples

Moderator: Dr. Julio Andres Sampedro, Javeriana University   (Colombia) 

*Dr. Julio Andres Sampedro, Universidad Javeriana, (Colombia) - Restorative Justice in the Colombian Legal Framework

*Dr. Mauricio González, Corporacion Excelencia en la Justicia (Colombia) – Presentation of the Colombian Draft Bill of Law of Restorative Justice

*Dr. Elmer Montaña, District Attorney of Aguablanca, Cali (Colombia) -   The Experience of Restorative Justice in Cali

*Dan Van Ness, Prison Fellowship International (USA) -  Legislating Restorative Justice: Lessons from International Experiences  

*Andres Rengifo, PhD,  Vera Institute (USA) –  Reform of the Justice System in Chile:  A Step Forward in the Development of Restorative Justice

Discussion with National and International Legal Experts

*Senator Claudia Blum (Colombia) 

*Declan Roche, London School of Economics (Great Britain)

*Padre Antonio Beristaín S.J., Basque Institute of Criminology (Spain) *Justice Albie Sachs, Constitutional Court of South Africa (South Africa) *Senador Bernardo Guerra (Colombia) 

*Senator Antonio Navarro Wolff (Colombia)

*Dr. Antonio de Roux, Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)

*Dr. Annette Pearson, Program for Strengthening Access to Justice (Colombia)  

#102 Restorative Justice in the Context of Women and Gender Issues

Moderator: Dr. Magdalena León, Universidad Nacional Bogota (Colombia)

*Julissa Mantilla, PhD, Fulbright New Century Scholar (Perú) – The Importance of Gender Perspectives in the Work of Truth Commissions

*Fania Davis, PhD – Patriarchy, Restorative Justice, and the Feminization of Law

*Dr. Magdalena León, Universidad Nacional Bogota (Colombia) – Gender, Property and Gender Related Justice

*Dr. Cecilia Barraza, Corporación Sisma-Mujer (Colombia) –  Restorative Justice and its Impact on Gender Related Justice 

*Dr. Diana Britto, Javeriana University Cali (Colombia) -  Networks, Women and Restoration

*Carmen de la Cruz, UNIFEM (Colombia) – Gender Related Justice  and Gender in Justice: Lessons and Challenges to Building  Peace

Discussants:

*Elena Garcés de Eder, PhD 

*Dr. Fanny Ochoa, Centro Cultural Islámico (Colombia)

*Dr. Jorge Ordóñez, Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)

#103 Restorative Justice: A New Inter-religious and Ecumenical Initiative for Colombia? 

Moderator: Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Archbishop of Bogota (Colombia)

Discussants:

*Father Eliseo R. Mercado Jr., OMI,  National Council for Peace (Philippines)

*Monsignor Luis Augusto Castro, Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia)

Representatives from the Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Group of Colombia:

*Obispo Francisco Duque Gómez, Iglesia Anglicana de Colombia 

*Imam Julián Arturo Zapata Feliciano, Centro Cultural Islámico

*Pastor Sigifredo Daniel Buitrago, Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia *Pastor Pablo Moreno Palacios, Fundación Universitaria Bautista

*Pastor Marc Reusch, Iglesia Luterana de Colombia

*Pastor Edgar Castaño Díaz, Iglesia Bautista en Colombia

*Dra. Gloria Deyanira Martínez de Lubo, KTC Budismo Tibetano

*Pastor Pablo Noguera Guevara, Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia

*Pastor Luis Enrique Salas Moisés, Iglesia Cristiana Evangélica

#104 Restorative Justice and Conflict:  The Role of the Media

Moderator:  Alejandro Santos Rubino, Director, Semana (Colombia)

*Dr. Alejandro Santos Rubino, Director, Semana (Colombia) – Conflict, Restorative Justice and the Media: The Point at which the Search for the Truth Becomes an Obstacle in Achieving Peace --  Comments and Discussion Points for Debate

*Dr. Rafael Santos, Director, El Tiempo – Bogotá (Colombia)

*Dr. Pable Laserna, Presidente Canal Caracol (Colombia)

*Dr. Francisco José Lloreda, Columnista, El País – Cali (Colombia)

*Gustavo Bell, PhD, Director, El Heraldo – Barranquilla (Colombia)

*Sra. Salud Hernández, Columnista, El Tiempo – Bogotá (Colombia)

*Sr. Fidel Cano, Director, El Espectador – Bogotá (Colombia)

Discussants:

*Dr. Cesar Mauricio Velásquez, Universidad de la Sabana de Bogota (Colombia)

*Dr. José Vicente Arizmendi, Universidad Javeriana Cali (Colombia)

*Sr. Alvaro García, Director Noticias Canal RCN (Colombia)

*Dr. Natalia M. Springer, International Consultant (España-Colombia)

*Sr. Luis Guillermo Restrepo, Editor Opinión El País -Cali (Colombia)

*Sr. Viviana Mercado, Fundación Medios para la Paz (Colombia)

#105: Restorative Justice in Areas of Conflict

Moderator: Alonso Salazar, Secretary of State, Medellín (Colombia)

*Magistrate Renate Winter, Special Court of Sierra Leone (Austria) – Bringing Child Soldiers To Court: A Solution For Advancing Peace?

*Elmar Weitekamp, PhD, University of Leuven (Belgium)  - How to Manage Mass Victimizations and Violations of Human Rights in Post-Conflict Situations:  A Restoration Model 

*Brian Gormally, (Northern Ireland) – Community Restorative Justice:  A Bridge between the State and the People?  Examples from Northern Ireland  

*Father Francisco de Roux (Colombia) –  Peace Laboratories of the Madgalena Medio Region

*Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero, VallenPaz Corporation and Dr. Oscar Rojas, Fundación Alvaralice (Colombia) – Centers for Peace and Co-Existence Project

Discussants

*Dr. Darío Villamizar, ALDHU (Colombia)   

*Ivan Cepeda (Colombia)

*Dra. Ana Teresa Bernal, RedePaz (Colombia)  

*Dra. Alicia Eugenia Silva, Fondo de Cultura del Banco Popular (Colombia)

#106  Uses of Restorative Justice Principles in the Corporate Sector

Moderator: Mr. Henry J. Eder, President, Manuelita S.A. (Colombia)

*Mr. Mark Samuel and Ms. Sophie Chiche –  IMPAQ Corp. (USA) – Personal Responsibility and Colaboration in the Workplace

*Mr. Alberto C. Vollmer  and Mr. José Gregorio Arrieta, Project Alcatraz (Venezuela) – Project Alcatraz

*Mr. Jose Octavio Zuluaga, Javeriana University - Bogotá (Colombia) – Restorative Justice and Private Mediation  in Colombia

Discussants:

*Mr. Tokyo Sexwale, Former Governor of Gautang (South Africa)

*Dr. Penuell M. Maduna, Ex-Minister of Justice (South Africa)

*Dr. Salomón Kalmanowitz, Co-Director, Banco De la Republica (Colombia)

*Dr. Gustavo Moreno, Banco Mundial de la Mujer (Colombia)  

*Mr. Manuel José Carvajal, President Editorial Norma (Colombia)

*Mr. Fred E. Jacobsen & Mr. Luis Carlos Jacobsen, Corporate Representatives of Anglo-Coal (Colombia/Venezuela) 

7:00 PM  -  Launch of  Archbishop Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Mpilo Tutu’s Book Dios Tiene un Sueño (God has a Dream) Editorial Norma, followed by Reception and Dinner for all Participants at the Universidad Javeriana.

Evening Sponsored by Carvajal, SA, Comestibles Aldor and the Organizers.

Friday, February 11th

MORNING

Plenary Session 9:00 AM (Principal Auditorium)

Coffee Break – 10:30 to 11:00 AM

12:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch

AFTERNOON

#201 Truth, Justice and Reparation: Transitional Justice and Reparations in the Peace Process

Moderator: Dr. Mauricio González, Corporación Excelencia en la Justicia (Colombia)

*Dr. Penuell M. Maduna, Ex-Minister of Justice (South Africa) –Taking South Africa beyond the Conflicts of the Past

*Dr, Mario Iguarán, Vice-Minister of the Interior and Justice (Colombia) – The Proposed Law of Truth, Justice and Reparation for Colombia

*Dr. Eduardo González, International Center for Transitional  Justice (Peru) – Requirements for Transitional Justice and the Possible Contributions of Restorative Justice.

*Natalia Maria Springer (Spain/Colombia) - Just Solution and Definitive Peace:  Justice as a Determinant Facotr in Conflict Resolution.

*Senator Rafael Pardo (Colombia) –   Analysis and Perspectives:  The Proponed Law of Truth, Justice and Reparation for Colombia

*Brian Gormally, (Northern Ireland) – Restorative Justice and the Aftermath on Conflict

Discussants:

*Dr. Luis Camilo Osorio, Attorney General  (Colombia)

*Dr. Volmar Pérez, Defender of the People (Colombia)

*Senator Luis Humberto G. Gallo, President of the Senate  (Colombia)

*Senator Rafael Pardo (Colombia)

*Senator Antonio Navarro Wolff (Colombia)

*Senator Claudia Blum (Colombia) 

*Dra. Angelika Rettberg, PhD, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

#202   Successful Practices of Restorative Justice with Youth Populations

Moderator: Dr. Beatriz Londoño; Colombian Institute for Family Wellbeing (Colombia)

*Judge Jean Zermatten, Institute for the Rights of the Child, (Switzerland) – Restorative Justice and Children’s Rights:  A Step Forward Magistrate

*Renate Winter, Special Court of Sierra Leone (Austria) Restorative Justice in the Austrian Juvenile Penal System:  A Successful Model

*Sister Alba Stella Barreto, Fundación Paz y Bien & Dr. Jorge Ordoñez, Universidad Javeriana Cali ( Colombia) – Alliance for Restorative Justice with Young People in the Disctrct of Aguabalnca, Cali,  Colombia

*Declan Roche, PhD, London School of Economics (UK) – Evaluation of the Restorative Justice Program Paz y Bien Foundation

*Peter Bruer, St. Stephen’s Community House, Conflict Resolution Center, (Canada) Mediation at the Community Level:  Can it Change Things?

*Dr. Jairo Díaz Ferrer, Fundacion para la Reconciliación (Colombia) – Advances in the Schools of Forgiveness and Reconciliation (ESPERE)

Discussants:

*Dr. Diana Britto, Universidad Javeriana Cali ( Colombia)

*Dr. Elmer Montaña, Attorney General of Aguablanca (Colombia)

*Dr. Annette Pearson, Program for Strengthening Access to Justice (Colombia)     

*Dr. Juan David Angel, National Directorate for Reincorparation (Colombia)  

#203 Traditional Justice in Indigenous Communities

Moderator: Dr. Juan Mayr, Ex-Minister of the Environment (Colombia)

Discussants: Senator Francisco Rojas Birry (Colombia) y Amilcar Pop (Guatemala)

Theme: Different Models of Conflict Mediation in Indigenous Communities

The purpose of this workshop is to share the experiences of various ethnic groups and their traditional forms of justice.  These systems of justice and reintegration generally ask the perpetrator responsible for acts against an individual or a community to rejoin society and for this to happen,  a number of different systems exist to facilitate the process.

Representatives from the following indigenous communities will participate in the workshop:  Kogi, Arhuaca, Wayuu, Paeces-Nasa, Guambianos, Muinane, Curipaco, Sikuani, Siona, among others.

The agenda of this Session will be jointly designed by the various participants, who will be meeting before the Symposium.

#204:  Restorative Justice in the Prison System and Law Enforcement

Moderator: Senator Bernardo Alejandro Guerra (Colombia)

*Father Antonio Beristaín S.J., Basque Institute of Criminology (Spain)– New Prisoners Rights:  Personal Reparation to the Victims by the Incarcerated

*Daniel Van Ness, Prison Fellowship International (USA) – The Use of Restorative Justice in the Prison System

*Dr. Lacides Hernandez, Confraternidad Carcelaria, (Colombia) - Sycamore Tree – An Area for Victims and Perpetrators

*Greg Capazorio, Criminon Internacional (USA)  - Self Respect - It's Vital role in Restorative Justice

Discussants:

*Dr. Ricardo Emilio Cifuentes, Director INPEC (Colombia)

*Mayor (r) Carlos Largo, Confraternidad Carcelaria (Colombia)

*Sr. Miguel Tello, Centro de Justicia y Reconciliación de la CCI (Costa Rica – México)

*Dr. Adela Parra, Universidad Javeriana ( Colombia)

*General (r) Juan Salcedo Lora, Comisión de Conciliación Nacional y Cuerpo de Generales y Almirantes de las FFMM

#205  Exit Strategies for the “Conflict” in Colombia

Moderator:  Prof. Fernando Cepeda, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

*Dr. Hernando Gómez Buendía, Semana (Colombia) 

*Prof. Malcolm Deas, PhD, St. Antony’s College, Oxford (UK)  -  Truth and Reconciliation in the Colombian Context

*Prof. Daniel Pecaut, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris (France) – Dimensions and Ways Out to an Endless Conflict: Problems Reconciliation and Justice

*Dr. Leon Valencia (Colombia) – Reconciliation as the Foundation of Justice

*Dr. Oscar Marulanda, Investment Banker and Financial Advisor (Colombia)   

Discussants:

*Prof. Vicenç Fisas, PhD, Escuela de Cultura de Paz, Barcelona (España) *Dr. Alfred Witschi,  United Nations development Program (Colombia)  

*Dr. Maria Emma Mejía, Ex Canciller (Colombia)  

*Dr. Augusto Ramírez Ocampo, Ex Chancellor (Colombia)

*Dr. José Obdulio Gaviria, Presidential Advisor (Colombia)   

*Dr. Alicia Eugenia Silva, Fondo de Cultura del Banco Popular (Colombia) 

#206  Trauma and Forgiveness -  Encounters between Perpetrators and Victims:  Psychological Elements in the Restorative Justice Process

Workshop with Audiovisual Presentations

*Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, PhD, Cape Town University (South Africa) – Videos on Encounters during the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa

*Dr. Fernando Jiovani Arias Morales, Director, Fundación Dos Mundos (Colombia) – Socio-Political Violence and the Emotional World: Implications and Possibilities from a Psychosocial Perspective

*Dr. Olga Lucía Gómez Cardona, País Libre (Colombia):  Trauma in Victims of Kidnapping: Contributions for Healing and Forgiveness

Saturday, February 12th

MORNING

Welcome to the President: Dr. Oscar Rojas, Fundacion AlvarAlice (Colombia)

Presentation by President Alvaro Uribe Velez

Rapporteur and Conclusions

Closing Remarks 

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