Brussels Process
International Conference for Free Speech & Human Rights
Sponsored by International Civil Liberties Alliance
On 9 July 2012, at the European Parliament in Brussels, writers and representatives of human rights and civil liberties groups from eighteen countries held the first International Conference for Free Speech and Human Rights, sponsored by the International Civil Liberties Alliance. The countries represented were:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
UK
USA
The highlights of the conference were the presentation and signing of the 2012 Brussels Declaration, a foundational document to defend freedom of speech, civil liberties and human rights, and the presentation of the Defender of Freedom Award by Canadian humourist Mark Steyn to Lars Hedegaard, founder of the Danish Free Press Society and the International Free Press Society.
Press Release
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AGENDA
9:00 ICLA staff Registration
9:30 ICLA staff Morning coffee
10:00 Philip Claeys and Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff — Opening remarks
10:15 Alain Wagner — ICLA relaunched- Introductory speech – english text
10:30 Hans Jansen — Keynote speech: The origins of Sharia – Dutch text – English text and video –
11:00 Père Samuel — Vidéo française – english video –
11:15 Nidra Poller Jihad –- the effort to enforce Sharia – english video –
11:30 Alexandre Del Valle — The dangers of the Istanbul Process – english text – english video – vidéo française – texte français –
11:45 Mini-break
12:00 Sabatina James– The trouble of being an apostate
12:15 Sam van Rooy — Islam versus free speech
12:30 Pierre Cassen — Islamists & leftists & OIC united against free speech – english text – english video – vidéo française –
12:45 Stephen Lennon — “You Can’t Hide the Truth” — english text and video –
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Mark Steyn — Defender of Freedom Award presented to Lars Hedegaard
14:15 Lars Hedegaard — Acceptance speech – english video –
14:45 Ingrid Carlqvist — The need for Free Press in Sweden – english video –
15:00 Ned May — Free speech after Breivik – english text –
15:15 Magdi Allam — Securing freedom of religion – english video –
15:30 Gavin ‘Lawman’ Boby — The Law and Freedom Initiative – english video –
15:45 Mini-break
16:00 Short presentations
Conny Axel Meier — english text – english video –
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff — The Death Throes of Free Speech in Europe – english text – english video –
Christian Jung — Politically correct harrassment – english video –
George Igler — english video–
Peter Strüning — islamophobia – english video –
17:00 Alain Wagner — The ”Brussels Declaration” and its implications – french video – english introduction text and video –
17:20 Panel of speakers — Q&A session, discussion- english video –
18:00 ICLA staff
