Monday, March 23, 2009 –
Room Padilha Vidal (TL Level)Public hearings held in this room will be webcast live on the OAS Web site, www.oas.org Videos and audio recordings will be posted on the IACHR site, www.iachr.org
Time (Local)Subject of HearingParticipants
9:00 – 9:45 National Commission of Reparation and Reconciliation inColombiaPetitioner: State of Colombia
10:00 – 11:00 Rule of Law and Independence of the Judiciary in ColombiaPetitioner: Corporación para la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos REINICIAR / Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ) / Grupo Interdisciplinario por los Derechos Humanos (GIDH) / Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear RestrepoState of Colombia
11:15 – 12:15 Allegations on Alliances between Politicians and Paramilitaries in ColombiaPetitioner: Corporación Nuevo Arco Iris / Human Rights Watch / Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)State of Colombia
12:30 – 1:30 Case 12.573 – Marino López y Others (Operation Genesis), ColombiaPetitioner: Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y PazState of Colombia
3:00 – 4:00 Right to Freedom of Expression in ColombiaPetitioner: Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo / Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y PazState of Colombia
4:15 - 5:15 Labor Freedom and Fundamental Rights of the Workers inColombiaPetitioner: Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT)State of Colombia
5:30 – 6:30 Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Peoples in ColombiaPetitioner: Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia (ONIC) / Indian Law Resource CenterState of Colombia