Dear Friends,

The Committee-DEFEND is inviting you to a Press Conference followed by a Forum on December 9, 2002.  The topic is "THE SISON CASE: THE 'TERRORIST' TAG AS LICENSE FOR REPRESSION.

The Press Conference and Forum will be held at:
The Aula of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Kortenaerkade 12
2518 AX The Hague.

The Press Conference will be from 14:00 - 16:00 hours. 
The Forum will be from 16:00 - 18:00 hours.

We hope you can attend this program and we request you to please extend this invitation to others.

PROGRAM

14:00 - 14:05        Introduction by the Moderator

14:05 - 14:15        Announcement of the Filing of the Sison Case
                           by his lawyer Jan Fermon

14:15 - 14:25        Statement by Professor Jose Maria Sison

14:25 - 14:35        The Netherlands and the Issue of Democratic Rights
                           by Femke Halsema, Lijsttrekker, Groen Links (Invited)

14:35 - 14:45        The Abuse of the 'Terrorist' Tag
                           by SP Member of Parliament (Invited)

14:45 -15:45         Questions from the press

15:45                   End of Press Conference

                           Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:20       The Case of Jose Maria Sison
                          by UN Judge Romeo T. Capulong

16:20 - 16:40       The Legal Aspects of the Sison Case
                          by Jan Fermon

16:40 - 17:20        The Sison Case and the Philippine Peace Process
                           by Luis Jalandoni, Chairperson, NDFP Negotiating Panel

17:20 - 18:00          Open Forum

18:00                    Closing Remarks

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