A/HRC/28/31 Panellists: Panellist 1: Mr. Zdzislaw Kedzia, Chairperson, United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Panellist 2: Mr. Luis Jimena, Chairperson, European Committee of Social Rights Panellist 3: Mr. Mohammed Bechir Khalfallah, Commissioner, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Panellist 4: Mr. Emilio Alvarez Icaza, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Panellist 5: Mr. Rafendi Djamin, Executive Director, Coalition for International Human Rights Advocacy Panellist 6: Ms. Allison Corkery, Centre for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 16:00 – 16:30 Discussion Chair: Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, President, East African Court of Justice. Rapporteur: Collins Omondi, NIRMS 16:30 – 17:25 Panel 3: Role of United Nations, regional and subregional judicial and quasi-judicial organs in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights Panellists: Panellist 1: Mr. Carlos Gaio, Senior Lawyer, Inter-American Court of Human Rights Panellist 2: Justice Augustino S. L. Ramadhani, Judge, African Court of Human and People’s Rights Panellist 3: Ms. Alejandra Umpierrez, International NGO Coalition for an OP-ICESCR 17:25 – 18:00 Discussion Day 2 (9 October 2014) 10:00 – 13:00 Session III: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Women Objective: This session will allow participants to share methods of work, best practices, lessons learned and standards developed by each United Nations and regional mechanisms in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities and women, so as to identify common priorities, challenges, synergies and possible complementarities. The first panel discussion (Panel 4) will focus on economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities. The second panel discussion (Panel 5) will focus on economic, social and cultural rights of women. In each panel discussion, the participants will explore the following issues: How effective are the current framework for protecting economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities and women in United Nations and regional human rights systems? What are the gaps and opportunities in the existing framework of cooperation between United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities and women? How can United Nations and regional mechanisms make better use of other key stakeholders, including NHRIs and non-governmental organizations, in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights of persons with disabilities and women? Chair: Mr. Jorge Araya, OHCHR Rapporteur: Ms. Liza Sekaggya, NIRMS, OHCHR 18