PROGRAM – DAY THREE

Written by ACI in 6 February 25

Consequences and Outcomes of 45 Years of the Islamic Revolution: “WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM”

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Day Three 
Saturday 1st March 2025
10.00-13:00 Panel Nine (ENGLISH)
Accountability and Justice – Universal Jurisdiction and Transitional Justice
Roya Kashefi – ACI (Chair)


Keynote address:
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws
Baroness Helena Kennedy 
KC – UK
Lawyer and Barrister; Director – International Bar Human rights InstituteAccountability and Justice – Universal Jurisdiction and Transitional Justice
Dr Sara Hossain 
Bangladesh (zoom)
Chair – UNHRC Independent Fact Finding MissionUniversal Jurisdiction and crimes against humanity
Hamid Sabi 
UK
International Human Rights LawyerDocumenting for Justice
Steve Crawshaw 
UK
Writer, Journalist“Prosecuting the Powerful -War Crimes and the Battle for Justice”
BREAK – 10 MINUTES
Taimour Aliassi  Switzerland
President of Impact Iran CoalitionAdvocating for Justice
Dr Homayoun Alizadeh
Humanrights Advisor
Co-founder of the “Committee to Support the Movement of Women and Youth in Iran – The Mahsa Jina Amini Initiative”
Transitional Justice:
Seeking Truth To Address Violations Of Human Rights In Iran Covering The Period From 1953 To Present

Negin Shiraghaei Azadi NetworkCreating an effective transitional justice system for Iran – (PROJECT)
Dr Hooshang Lotfi 
Canada
Lawyer – Member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council and CPAQuestion of Trust: Transitional Justice
Hossein Raeesi 
Canada
Human Rights Lawyer, Director Legal Studies Carlton UniversityPenal Populism and the Death Penalty in the Judicial Structure of the Islamic Republic
Shahnaz Moratab  GermanyCo-founder and board member of the Association of Families of PS752 Victims46 years of seeking justice
 
13.00 – BREAK
13.30 Panel ELEVEN  (FARSI)
MediaRole and Responsibilities

CHAIR – ACI
Ehsan Manouchehri FranceCommunications Expertو editor and director- Radio France Internationale (RFI)Persian-Language Media Outside Iran and the Islamic Republic’s Media System
Nazenin Ansari UKJournalist, managing editor of Kayhan London Kayhan LifeFrom Ink to Screens: The Alchemy of Modern Media Navigation
Ahmad Rafat ItalyFreelance JournalistDisinformation and Misinformation
Sima Sabet – UKJournalist and BroadcasterChallenges and opportunities of the new media age
Dr Alireza Nourizadeh UKJournalist – political analyst 
15.00 – BREAK
15:15-19:00 Panel TWELVE  (FARSI)
Social Protest Movement

CHAIR – DR HOSSEIN LADJEVARDI – ACI Alphabetical order
Esmaeil Abdi  Germanyex Secretary General of Iran’s Teachers’ Trade Association (ITTA)Trade Unions and Teachers rights
Mina Ahadi GermanyCampaigner and Political ActivistAnti-Death Penalty Movement
Shadi Amin  Germany (zoom)Campaigner and activist- Coordinator of Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network (6Rang)The LGBTI+ Movement
   
Dr Mehrdad Darvishpour  SwedenSociologist and LecturerThe role of Intersectionality in the Woman Life Freedom Movement
Abdulla Mohtadi  UKKomala Party of Iranian KurdistanAchievements and the way forward: ‘Woman Life Freedom’
Prof Saeed Paivandi  FranceProfessor of Sociology of Education, University of LorraineProtest Movements
Dr Fereydoon Rahmani  Canada



Yazdan Shohadaie
Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Rights York University, Toronto, Canada



Political Analyst
Toward Democracy and Federalism in Post-Authoritarian Iran



Social Movements and transition to democracy
Dr Amir Sajedi (zoom) CanadaPolitical Scientist – ex University LecturerIdentity and Protest Movements: A study of the 2022 movement in Iran
Labour Movement –
Iran (zoom)
Iranian WorkersLabour movement in Iran
   

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