Perdana Global Peace International Conference, Tribunal & Exhibition "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War"

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Perdana Global Peace International Conference, Tribunal & Exhibition "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War"

28 - 31 October, 2009

Perdana Global Peace Organisation will organise an international war crimes conference, war crimes tribunal and exhibition with the theme, "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War" and will be held on:

Date: 28 - 31 October, 2009

Venue: Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur

PGPO Chairman and the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad will be the Guest of Honour at the Conference and to deliver the keynote address. Other speakers include prominent international peace activists, such as George Galloway (British Member of Parliament), Cynthia McKinney (former US Congresswoman), Michel Chossudovsky (Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa), Hans Von Sponeck and Denis Halliday (Former United Nations Assistant Secretary Generals) and prominent local speakers.

A war crimes exhibition will also be held during the conference to highlight the destruction caused by the invasion in Iraq, including instruments of torture used by the occupying military forces there. The conference will be followed by a war crimes tribunal convened by the Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War that will adjudicate testimonies of war crimes committed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Members of the public are invited to attend the event. The registration form is attached herewith. To further information, please contact:

Perdana Leadership Foundation:

Ms. Noor (03 8885 8960)
Ms. Maizatul (03 8885 8965)
Fax: 03 8889 1166

PGPO Secretariat:

Mr. Ram Karthigasu (012 227 0159)
Ms. Juana Jaafar (012 530 9693)

The conference is open to public at no charge, while the entrance fee for the exhibition is on a donation basis. Please visit http://www.criminalisewar.com to get more information of the event.

Oct 27^th 2009

5.00 pm Conference Rehearsals

Venue : Merdeka Hall Level 4 PWTC KL

5.30 pm Exhibition Walk- About

Venue : Exhibition Hall, Level 4 PWTC

"Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War" Programme, 28 - 31 October, 2009

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War:
Failure of International Law
Venue: PWTC Kuala Lumpur

Criminalise War:

• Stop Slaughter of Innocents
• Stop Profiteering from Blood Money
• Stop the Media from Glorifying War
• Stop the Manufacturing of Weapons

DAY 1 Oct 28th, 2009

Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC KL

8.30am Arrival of Guests

9.30am Keynote by YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

10.30am Launching of War Crimes Exhibition YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (Venue: Exhibition Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Coffee Break

11.30am

SESSION ONE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title :Flouting International Law

George Galloway

Cynthia McKinney

To be Confirmed

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg Tan Sri Razali Ismail

1.00pm Lunch (Venue: Dewan Tun Wazak, PWTC KL)

2.00pm

SESSION TWO (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : Economic Warfare

Michel Chossudovsky

Hans Von Sponeck

Khudair Waheed Hussein

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

Mr. Zainul Ariffin

4.00pm

SESSION THREE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and Civil Society

General Dato' Seri Azumi (Rtd)

YBhg. Dato' Mukhriz Mahathir

Dirk Adriaensens

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg. Tan Sri Hasmy Agam

5.30pm Ends

DAY 2 : Oct 29th, 2009

9.30am SESSION FOUR (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and the Mass Media

YBhg. Dato’ Seri Utama Rais Yatim

Hana Bayati

YBhg. Dato’ Ahmad Talib

Question and Answer

Moderator YBhg. Dato’ A Kadir Jasin

11.30am SESSION FIVE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and Banned Weapons

Denis Halliday

Leurent Moret

Dr. Souad (VC University of Syria)

Moderator Mr Shamsul Akmar Musa Kamal

1.15pm Lunch (Venue: Dewan Tun Razak, Level 4 PWTC KL)

2.00pm

SESSION SIX (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : Peace and Justice

Tan Sri Sanusi Junid (Former UIA President)

Gajendra Singh (former Indian Ambassador)

Muhd Umar (Ramadhan Foundation)

Question and Answer Session

Moderator Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali

3.45pm PANEL SESSION (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Panel Session, to be chaired by YAB. Tun Dr. Mahathir

Dato Seri Utama Rais Yatim

Michel Chossudovsky

Hans Von Sponeck

Denis Halliday

George Galloway

Cynthia McKinney

5.45pm Group Photograph

END

6.00pm Press Conference (Venue: Melor Suite PWTC KL)

3^rd DAY Oct 30th, 2009 (Venue: Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2 PWTC KL)

9.30 - 10.00 am Introduction of Commission and Tribunal Workings By Representative of the KLFCW

10.00 am Witness Testimonies (7 Witnesses)

1.00 pm Lunch

2.00 – 5.00 pm Continuation of Testimonies

4^th DAY Oct 31st, 2009 (Venue: Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2 PWTC KL)

9.30am - 1.00pm Continuation of Testimonies

1.00 pm Lunch

2.00 – 5.00 pm Tribunal Deliberations

Oct 28 – 31st, 2009

10.00am - 6.00pm EXHIBITION (Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War: Failure of International Law)
(Venue: Exhibition Hall, Level 4, PWTC KL)

Note: The Organisers reserve the right to change the contents of the programme, as and when necessary.