Perspectives of justice: protecting the political electoral rights of Indigenous Peoples"

Location: The Westin New York Grand Central hotel, 212 East 42nd Street NY, NY 10017 Ambassador Conference Room 3rd Floor 22 May 2013- 6.00 to 8.00 p.m.
Opening Session and Welcome Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations. Mr. Heraldo Muoz, UN Assistant Secretary General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme. Opening Session Mr. lvaro Pop, Independent Expert, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Mr. Jos Alejandro Luna Ramos, Chief Justice of the Electoral Court of the Mexican Judicial Branch (TEPJF). 6.106.40 p.m. Mrs. Dal Angel Prez, Coordinator of the Network of Young Indigenous Women of the Alliance of Indigenous Women of Central America and Mexico. Moderator: Mrs. Marcia de Castro, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme. Mr. Carlos de Jesus Alejandro, Federal Deputy, Commission for Indigenous Affairs, Mexican Chamber of Deputies. 6.407.50 p.m. Taped message Mr. Manuel Prez Morales, Petitioner before the TEPJF Comments on the case Mr. Cesar Astudillo Reyez. Associate Researcher, Legal Research Institute, UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) and Coordinator of the Electoral Right Department Latin American outlook on electoral justice Mrs. Myrna Cunningham, Former President and independent expert of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Closing message Mr. Constancio Carrasco Daza, Judge, TEPJF, Mexico. Questions and answers. Moderator: Diego Antoni, Bureau for Development Policy 8:00 pm Reception Case presentation Presentation of Shuta Yoma Mr. Jos Alejandro Luna Ramos, Chief Justice, TEPJF Mexico.

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