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Report 17 October 2003
UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Regional Workshop towards a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention
on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
14-17 October 2003
Bangkok, Thailand
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
AFGHANISTAN
Mr Majid Turmusani, Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled, Old Macroryan, Kabul
BANGLADESH
Ms Asad Alam Siam, First Secretary & Assistant Permanent Representative of ESCAP,
Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangkok
BHUTAN
Mr Dorji Phub, National Program Officer, Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation
Programme, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Thimpu
CAMBODIA
Ms Tuot Panha, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Royal
Embassy of Cambodia, Bangkok
D.P.R. KOREA
Mr Pak Tong Chol, Senior Officer, Medical, Service Department, Ministry of Public
Health, Pyongyang City, Pyongchon District
Mr Mun Jong Nam, Counsellor and Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Bangkok
INDIA
Ms Guha Aloka, Chairperson, National Trust, Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi
JAPAN
Mr Toshihiro Higashi, Advisor of the Japanese delegation, Human Resource and
Humanitarian Affairs Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo
Mr Taisuke Miyamoto, Delegation member of the Japanese delegation (Personal assistant
of Mr Higashi), Tokyo
Ms Emi Mashiko, Officer, Human Right and Humanitarian Affairs Division, Foreign Policy
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Ms Mayuri Hirata, Special Assistant to the Permanent Representative of Japan to ESCAP,
Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
KAZAKHSTAN
HE Mr Saken Seidualiyev, Chargé d' Affaires a.i. and Permanent, Representative to
ESCAP, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
LEBANON
Mr Nawaf Kabbara, President, Arab Organization of Disabled People (AODP), Center
Tabbara, Alzarief, Beirut
Ms Jahda Abou Khalil, General Director, Arab Organization of Disabled People (AODP),
Center Tabbara, Alzarief, Beirut
MALDIVES
Mr Ljazulla Abdulla Ali, Founder Member and Projects Manager, Care Society, M.
Fiyathoshimaage, Fiyathoshi magu, Male'
MONGOLIA
Ms Baljmaa Magiljav, Officer-in-Charge, School of Social Welfare for People with
Disabilities, Population and Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social Welfare and
Labour of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
PAKISTAN
Mr Muhammad Majid Qureshi, Director, Special Education, Directorate General of Special
Education (DGSE), Islamabad
SAMOA
Ms Marie Bentin-Toalepaialii, Assistant CEO-Policy, Planning and Research, Ministry of
Education, Sport and Culture, Apia
THAILAND
Mr Monthian Buntan, Representative of Thailand [Thai Association of the Blind (TAB)],
Bangkok
Ms Suntaree Puaves, Social Development Officer, Bureau of Empowerment for Persons with
Disabilities, Office of Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups,
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Bangkok
Ms Sunee Saisupatpon, Social Development Officer, Bureau of Empowerment for Persons
with Disabilities, Office of Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups,
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Bangkok
Mr Pat Watanasin, Social Worker, Bureau of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities,
Office of Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups, Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security, Bangkok
UNITED NATIONS BODIES
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) |
Mr Nicholas Howen, Regional Representative, UNHCHR, Bangkok Ms Susan
Appleyard, Programme Assistant, UNHCHR, Bangkok |
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Mr Wilhelmus Johannes Polman, Rural Development Officer, Bangkok
|
| International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangkok |
Ms Debra A. Perry, Senior specialist in Vocational Rehabilitation, ILO
Bangkok |
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS
| Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
Sev Ozdowski OAM, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian
Human Rights Commissioner, Sydney |
| National Human Rights Commission of India |
Ms Anuradha Mohit, Special Raporteur, New Delhi |
| Human Rights Commission of Malaysia |
Ms Raj Abdul Karim, Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
(SUHAKAM), Kuala Lumpur Ms Seh Lih Long, Legal Officer-Research & Policy Division,
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), Kuala Lumpur |
| Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand |
Mr Choochai Supawongse, Secretary-General, Bangkok Ms Atchara
Shayakul, Acting Director to the International Human Rights Affairs Bureau, Bangkok
Emeritus Professor Pradit Charoenthaitawee, National Human Rights Commission of
Thailand, Bangkok |
| Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission |
Mr Mohamed Ameer Zainudeen, Commissioner, Sri Lanka Human Rights
Commission, Colombo |
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
| Asia and Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) |
Mr Ryosuke Matsui, Tokyo |
| Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions |
Mr Kieren Fitzpatrick, Director, Asia Pacific Forum of National Human
Rights Institutions, NSW
|
| Association for Women with Disabilities |
Ms Kuhu Das, Director, Association for Women with Disabilities, West
Bengal |
| Bright Future Group for People with Disability |
Ms Doung Thi Van, Chairperson, Bright Future Group for People with
Disability, Hanoi |
| Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) |
Mr Monsur Ahmed Choudhuri, Chairman, Centre for Services and Information
on Disability, Dhaka |
| National Forum of Organizations Working with the Disabled (NFOWD) |
Mr Jahurul Alam Khandaker, President, National Forum of Organizations
Working with the Disabled (NFOWD), Dhaka
|
| China Disabled Person' Federation |
Mr Shen Zhifei, Vice-president, China Disabled Person' Federation,
Beijing Mr Zhang Guozhong, Director, China Disabled Person' Federation, Beijing
Mr Yang Hong Min, Director, China Disabled Person' Federation, Beijing
Ms Chen Peijie, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, c/o China Disabled Person'
Federation, Beijing |
| Disability Action Council (DAC) |
Mr Ngin Saoroth, Member, Disability Action Council (DAC), Phnom Penh |
| Disability Organizations Joint Front |
Mr Cyril Siriwardane, Honorary Secretary, Disability Organizations Joint
Front, Homagama, Sri Lanka Ms Nalani Perera, Assistant of Mr Cyril Siriwardane,
Homagama, Sri Lanka |
| Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) |
Ms Venus Ilagan, Chairperson, Disabled Peoples' International (DPI),
Quezon City, Philippines Mr Lee Ick Seop, Chairman of DPI Korea, Seoul, Korea
Mr Kim Dae Song, Chairman of DPI Korea, Seoul , Korea
Mr Lee Seok Gu, Director of Management DPI Korea, Seoul
Ms Lim Kyung-Hyun, DPI Korea, Seoul
Mr Setareki Seru Macanawai, Vice Chairperson, DPI Asia/Pacific Region (Oceania
Subregion); President, Fiji, Disabled People's Association, Suva
Ms Shin Yean Joo, Public Information, Team of DPI Korea, Seoul
Ms Akiko Saito, DPI-Japan, Tokyo |
| DRIA Manunggal |
Mr Setia Adi Purwanta, Executive Director, Yogyakarta City, Indonesia |
| Easy Access Movement in Korea |
Mr Bae Yoong Ho, Chief, Easy Access Movement in Korea, Seoul Ms Eun
Young Ham, Administering Affairs, Seoul |
| International Representative-Disability Australia Limited |
Mr Frank Hall-Bentick, International Representative-Disability Australia
Ltd., Victoria, Australia Ms Annette Emery, Personal Assistant/Carer for Mr Frank
Hall-Bentick, Victoria 3121, Australia |
| Japan Council on Disability |
Ms Kazu Nakajima, Deputy Secretary General, Japan Council on Disability,
Tokyo Ms Ayako Sakai, Secretary, Japan Council on Disability, Tokyo
Ms Masumi Noguchi, Japan Council on Disability, Tokyo |
| Jeongnip Polio Center |
Mr Kwang Won Lee, IL Team of Junglip Polio Center, Seoul |
| Japanese Federation of Organizations of the Disabled Persons |
Mr Hiroki Inagaki, Tokyo |
| Legal Advocacy and Defense of People with Disabilities (LADD) |
Mr Yoshiki Yasuzato, LADD, Tokyo Mr Thomas K. Gilhool, LADD, Tokyo
Ms Yukako Yasuzato, LADD, Tokyo |
| Legal Consultant Inclusion International |
Mr Graham Bryce McKinstry, Legal Consultant Inclusion International,
Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Korea Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities |
Mr Lee An Jung, Seoul, Korea |
| National Federation of the Disabled |
Mr Tek Nate Neopane, Teacher, National Federation of the Disabled, Nepal |
| National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) |
Ms Helen Dalley, Delegate, National Association of Community Legal
Centres, NSW, Australia Ms Rosemary Kayess, Delegate, National Association of Community
Legal Centres, NSW, Australia
Ms Cheryl Beard, National Association of Community Legal Centres, WA, Australia
Mr Lyndon Kayess, National Association of Community Legal Centres, NSW, Australia |
| National Association for the Deaf in Thailand |
Mr Surasak Chittasetakel, Representative, Bangkok Mr Boonlert
Khanapornworakarn, Representative, Bangkok
Ms Sirin Jareetsatien, Sign Language Interpreter (English-Thai), Bangkok
Ms Suchada Jitsuphap, Sign Language Interpreter (Thai-English), Bangkok
Ms Malinee Chandratitaya, Representative, BangkokMr Jaruek Jajsombat, Representative,
Bangkok |
| No Drugs Implication Life |
Mr Rafique Mohammed Rafiqul Islam, Founder Chairman, No Drugs Implicatin
Life, Bangladesh |
| Parents' Association of the Intellectually Impaired |
Ms Phoranee Louineau, President, Parents' Association of the
Intellectually Impaired Bangkok |
| People with Disability Australia Incorporated |
Ms Heidi Forrest, President, People with Disability Australia
Incorporated, NSW, Australia Mr Phillip French, Executive Director, People with
Disability Australia Incorporated, NSW, Australia |
| World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) |
Mr Eiichi Takada, Honorary Board Member, World Federation of the deaf,
Regional Secretariat in Asia/Pacific, Tokyo Ms Machiko Takagi, Sign Language
Interpreter for Mr Eiichi Takada, World Federation of the Deaf, Regional Secretariat in
Asia/Pacific, Tokyo
Ms Aki Takizawa, Sign Language Interpreter for Mr Eiichi Takada, World Federation of
the Deaf, Regional Secretariat in Asia/Pacific, c/o Japanese Federation of the Deaf, Tokyo
|
| World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry |
Ms Mary O'Hagan, Board Member, World Network of Users and Survivors of
Psychiatry, Wellington |
OTHER ENTITIES
| Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) |
Ms Saranpat Anumatrajkit, Director, Bangkok Ms Lasapan Toomsawasdi,
ICT Chief, Bangkok
Mr Akiie Ninomiya, JICA-APCD Chief Adviser, Bangkok
Ms Naoko Ito, JICA-APCD Expert on HRD, Bangkok
Mr Hisao Chiba, JICA-APCD Expert on ICT, Bangkok
Ms Kanlaya Kamonwatin, Project Assistant, Bangkok
Ms Janjira Ekareechit, APCD Resource Person, Bangkok
Ms Daranee Peterson, Assistant, APCD, Bangkok |
RESOURCE PERSONS
Mr Clinton Edward Rapley, Director, Planning Services, Associates for International
Management Services, New York
Mr Andrew Byrnes, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia
OTHERS
Ms Ritu Mukar, Legal Assistant, C-128, II Floor, Defence Colony, New Delhi
Mr Rodolfo Ilagan, Attendant of Ms Venus Ilagan, Quezon City, Philippines
Mr Jang Sup So, Reporter for the Ablenews, Seoul, Korea
SECRETARIAT
| Mr Kim Hak-Su |
Executive Secretary |
| Ms Keiko Okaido |
Deputy Executive Secretary |
| Mr S. Thampi |
Principle Officer |
| Mr Daewan Choi |
Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary and Secretary of the
Commission
______________ |
| Ms Thelma Kay |
Chief, Emerging Social Issues Division |
| Mr Jerrold W. Huguet |
Chief, Population and Social Integration Section, Emerging Social Issues
Division |
| Ms Kay Nagata |
Social Affairs Officer, Population and Social Integration Section,
Emerging Social Issues Division |
| Ms Rita Reddy |
Economic Affairs Officer, Gender and Development Section, Emerging and
Social Issues Division |
| Ms Aiko Akiyama |
Project Expert on Disability, Population and Social Integration Section,
Emerging Social Issues Division |
| Ms Penelope Price |
Consultant, Population and Social Integration Section, Emerging Social
Issues Division
______________ |
| Ms Keiko Okaido |
Officer-in-Charge, a.i., Administrative Services Division |
| Mr Christian de Sutters |
Chief, Conference Services Section, Administrative Services Division
______________ |
| Mr David Lazarus |
Chief, United Nations Information Services |
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