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INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE (IAAR)

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Email: iaar_secretariat@hotmail.com


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WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM FOLLOW-UP International Meeting of Experts on Reparations and Compensation for Massive and Flagrant Violations of Human Rights during Slavery, Colonialism and Wars of Conquest.

01-05 December 2003
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Theme

Reparations And Compensation for Massive and Flagrant Violations of Human Rights during Slavery, Colonialism and Wars of Conquest.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

Venue: Castries, SAINT LUCIA, The Caribbean

ORGANIZED BY

The International Alliance Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia And Related Intolerance (IAAR)

Box MA 020, Marchand P.O., Castries, SAINT LUCIA, The Caribbean

CO-ORDINATED BY

THE ALDET CENTRE-SAINT LUCIA

Secretariat

IAAR

Box MA 020, Marchand P.O., Castries, SAINT LUCIA, The Caribbean
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OBJECTIVES

1. To identify the peoples whom have suffered the disastrous consequences of slavery, colonialism, wars of conquest and post-slavery racism since the 1400s.

2. To discuss the historic responsibility of Nations towards the peoples whom they colonized or reduced to slavery.

3. To arrive at an universal position on Reparations and Compensation for the disastrous consequences of slavery, colonialism and wars of conquest.

4. To submit the conclusions of the "International Meeting of Experts" to the United Nations General Assembly for discussions.

5. To use the conclusions of the "International Meeting of Experts" for in-depth discussions at the proposed "International Conference on Reparations and Compensation for Violations of Human Rights during Slavery, Colonialism and Wars of Conquest; 29 November to 04 December 2004".

Presentations at the International Meeting of Experts will be 30 minutes each. Sessions will include the presentation of 3 papers followed by a 60 minute group discussion of the papers presented.

Papers must incorporate Objectives 1-3 under the following themes:

Enslavement of the Indigenous People of the Canary Islands by the Portuguese from 1424.


The Americas-European Slave Trade of Indigenous Peoples by the Europeans from 1492.


The Inter-American Slave Trade of Indigenous Peoples by the Europeans from 1511.


The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.


The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade.


The Trans-Indian Ocean Slave Trade.


The African-European Slave Trade by the Ottoman of Turkey.


The Americas-Australia [Tasmania] Slavery of Indigenous Peoples by the British.


The Australian and Torres Strait Islanders Slavery.


The Pacific Islands-Peru Slave Trade.


The Puerto Rico-Hawaii Slavery by the United States.


Contemporary forms of slavery.
Provide the following in ENGLISH:

(1) A one page single-space abstract.

(2) A one page single-space outline describing your work on reparations and compensation for massive and flagrant violations of human rights during slavery, colonialism and wars of conquest.

(3) A one page containing:

(a) Title of Presentation

(b) Author's name

(c) Affiliation

(d) Address

(e) Phone

(f) Fax

(g) Email

(h) Theme the presentation fall under

(i) Format: slide, overhead, power point, etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 03 March 2003.

Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 03 April 2003.

Authors whose abstracts have been selected shall be required to submit their papers in ENGLISH

before 05 May 2003.

WORKING LANGUAGES

English, French and Spanish.

PLEASE SEND ABSTRACTS AND PERSONAL INFORMATION TO:

Deanne D. DeTERVILLE

Secretary General

International Meeting of Experts

Fax: + 1 758 452 5374

Email: iaar_secretariat@hotmail.com

Advisory Committee

Albert DeTERVILLE, Chair, Deanne D. DeTERVILLE, Secretary General,
 Rodolfo PINO-ROBLES, Linda L. ROOTS, Roi KWABENA
Erika HARRIFORD & Roberto MUCARO BORRERO







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