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Day One, 5 October, Tuesday
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8.30
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Workshop registration continued
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9.00 – 10.00
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Opening session
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Moderator: Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, Policy Adviser, UNDP RBEC BSC, Bratislava
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9.00 - 9.25
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Introduction of participants
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9.25 – 9.35
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Welcome speeches by:
Representative of the Host Lithuanian Partners
Mr. Romas Valentukevicius, Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office, Lithuania
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9.35 – 10.00
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Introduction and objective of the Workshop
Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, BSC
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10.00 – 13.00
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Session I. Ombudsman Reports
Moderator: Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, BSC
Introductions and news from Ombudsmen: News from each office, important or notable investigations concluded recently and results, changes in the office’s budget, current challenges the office and Ombudsman confront and how they are being solved, etc. (Please note that the 10 minute time limit will be followed so that every one will have the same amount of time and the session will conclude on time.)
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10.00 – 11.30
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Reports:
10.00 – 10.10 Armenia
10.10 – 10.20 Azerbaijan
10.20 – 10.40 Georgia
10.40 – 10.50 Kazakhstan
10.50 – 11.00 Kyrgyzstan
11.00 – 11.10 Moldova
11.10 – 11.30 Uzbekistan
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11.30 – 12.00
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Coffee break
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12.00 – 13.00
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Discussion of reports, common problems
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13.00 – 14.00
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Lunch
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14.30 – 18.00
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Optional City tour/prison
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19.00
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Reception hosted by UNDP/Old town (meeting in the lobby)
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Day Two, 6 October, Wednesday
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9.00 – 9.15
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Announcements, Summary of previous day
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9.15 – 13.00
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Session II. Protecting rights of persons detained against their will in penitentiaries and other places.
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9.15 – 9.45
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Presentation of Guideline on Ombudsman and Penitentiaries,
Keynote speaker: Mr. Nicolaus Schwarzler, Executive Member, European Ombudsman Institute
Moderator: Ms. Theresa Khorozyan, UNDP Armenia
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9.45 – 10.15
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Panel discussion
Panelists:
Mr. Frank Orton, former Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman,
Ms. Ruta Mencikovskyte, Legal Advisor to a Seimas Ombudsman, Lithuania
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10.15 – 11.15
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Case Study/Work in small groups
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11.15 – 11.45
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Coffee break
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11.45 – 13.00
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Finish small group work, report to plenary and discussion
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13.00 – 14.30
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Lunch
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14.30 – 17.30
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Session III. Presentation of “Guideline on reception of complaints, procedures, confidentiality, bias, service equity, physical access and the protection against retribution.”
Keynote speaker, interactive presentation:
Mr. Dean & Ms. Sheila Gottehrer, Int’l consultants
Moderator: Ms. Leila Baishina, UNDP Kazakhstan
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14.30 – 14.45
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Presentation
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14.45 – 15.45
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Interactive presentation/discussion
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15.45 – 16.00
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Coffee break
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16.00 – 16.45
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Interactive presentation/discussion
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16.45 – 17.30
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Feedback and discussion
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19.00
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Dinner
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Day Three, 7 October, Thursday
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9.00 – 9.15
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Announcements, summary of previous day
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9.15 – 13.00
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Session IV. Ombudsman and the police: Supervision versus cooperation.
Moderator: Lina Jankauskiene, UNDP Lithuania
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9.15 – 9.30
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Keynote speaker:
Mr Julius Jasaitis, The Inspector General at the Ministry of the Interior, former Seimas Ombudsman, Lithuania
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9.30 – 10.00
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Panel discussion
Panelists:
Mr. Frank Orton, Int’l consultant
Ms. Sheila Gottehrer, Ombudsperson
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10.00 – 11.00
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Q & A
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11.00 – 11.15
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Coffee break
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11.15 – 12.15
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Case study/Work in small groups
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12.15 – 13.00
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Small groups report to plenary
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13.00 – 14.30
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Lunch
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14.30 – 15.45
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Session V. Working groups on “Guideline on reception of complaints, procedures, confidentiality, bias, service equity, physical access and the protection against retribution.”
Moderator: Mr. Ramaz Lominadze, UNDP Georgia
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14.30 – 15.15
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Working groups
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15.15 – 15.45
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Working group reports
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15.45 – 16.00
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Coffee break
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16.00 – 17.30
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Session VI. Evaluations, conclusions and closing session.
Moderator: Mr. Sergei Sirotkin, UNDP, BSC Bratislava
Roundtable conclusions and proposed next steps
Mr. Dean M. Gottehrer, International Ombudsman Consultant
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17.00 – 17.30
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Closing comments and remarks from Ombudsmen, and UNDP
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Social event (TBC)
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