Forum on the Universality of Human Rights, Sandvika, 21 and 22 October

>We are pleased to invite you to participate in the Forum on the>Universality of Human Rights which will be held in Sandvika on 21 and>22 October 2010.>>The Forum is organized by the Conference of INGOs of the Council of>Europe, under the leadership of its Human Rights Committee and its>Culture, Science and Education Committee, and with the contribution of>the the European Wergeland Centre. The Forum will be held at Thon>Hotel Oslofjord (Sandvika).>>Several themes, such as universality and religions, universality and>states - cultures, hierarchy and oppositions between rights, education>on Human Rights, will be discussed during plenary sessions, workshops>and a round table with the participation of experts and philosophers.>We will indeed be honoured to listen to:>>. Mr. Gérard Fellous, Secretary General of the French National>Consultative Commission of Human Rights, Expert at the United Nations>and the European Union, author of a recent publication of the>"documentation française": "Human Rights, a threatened universality".>>. Mr. Peter LEUPRECHT, Director of the Institute of International>Studies of the UQAM at Montreal, Special Representative for Human>Rights of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Cambodia,>former Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe and former>Director of Human Rights.>>. Mr. Abdelwahab MEDDEB, Director of the newspaper Dédale, Associate>Professor at the Universities of Paris, Yale and Geneva, broadcast on>France Culture radio on "the Culture of Islam ".>>. Mr. Solon SMITH, Doctor in Philosophy and Psychology, who has worked>closely with Robert SPERRY (Nobel Prize in Medicine), Expert in>methodology of brain preferences, brain mechanisms and culture.>>The reflections and conclusions of the Forum will be published for wide>circulation in English and French. Please find attached the complete>file, including:>. an information note>. the agenda>. the registration form>>Conference website:>http://www.coe.int/t/ngo/articles/news_forum_oslo_EN.asp>>For those of you that would like to stay at the conference hotel,>special room rates for attendees of "HRU Forum" have been negotiated.>Please contact the hotel directly for the booking *before 20th>September>2010* (by fax: +47 67 55 66 88, e-mail oslofjord@thonhotels.no or phone>+47 67 55 66 00).>>Address: Thon Hotel Oslofjord, Sandviksveien 184, 1337 Sandvika>>Costs of the accommodation are to be covered by participants, meals>will be provided by the hosts.>>To assist with the organization and the success of the Forum, please>confirm your participation by returning your registration form *before>20 September 2010* to sstankovska@fede.org .>