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Programme Schedule

December 3, 2011 (Saturday)

Time Activity In-charge
10 am - 12noon Opening Ceremony Local Organising Committee
12.15pm - 1.15pm LUNCH
1.15pm - 1.45pm Introduction to the Session and Members of the Jury Dr. Gianni Tognoni
Secretary General PPT
1.45pm - 2.45pm Opening Statement M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor
2.45pm - 3.45pm Presentation of Indictment Sarojeni Renggam
3.45pm - 4.45pm Technical Witness 1: Irene Fernandez (Tenaganita, Malaysia) M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor
4.45pm - 5.15pm BREAK
5.15pm - 5.20pm Cultural Presentation (5 mins) Shivarudrappa Jogi
5.20pm - 6.20pm Technical Witness 2: Dr. Michael Hansen (Consumers Union, USA) M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor

December 4, 2011 (Sunday)

Time Activity In-charge
9am - 9.15am Resumption of the Session Upendra Baxi, Chair of the Tribunal
9.15am - 9.40am Witness 1: Roundup Ready (RR) Soy Case - Javier Souza, (RAPAL, Argentina) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
9.40am - 10.05am Witness 2: Poisoning of Silvino Talavera Case - Petrona Villasboa (Paraguay) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
10.05pm - 10.30pm Witness 3: Killing of Brazilian Farm Worker Case / Celso Barbosa (Farm Worker, Brazil) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
10.30am - 11.00am BREAK
11.00am - 11.05am Cultural Presentation (5 minutes) Spoorthi Kala Thanda
11.05am - 11.30am Witness 4: Endosulfan Poisoning / Aerial Spraying Case - Jayakumar Chelaton, (Thanal, India) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
11.30am - 11.55am Witness 5: Endosulfan Poisoning Case - Dr. Y. S. Mohankumar (Kasargod, India) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
11.55am - 12.20pm Witness 6: Endosulfan Poisoning Case - Dr. Mohammed Asheer (Kasargod, India) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
12.20pm - 1.20pm LUNCH
1.20pm - 1.30pm Cultural Presentation Spoorthi Kala Thanda
1.30pm - 1.55pm Witness 7: US farmers vs. Monsanto - David Runyon (US) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
1.55pm - 2.20pm Witness 8: Presentation on the Poisoning of the Arctic Case - Katryn Gilje (PAN North America) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
2.20am - 2.45pm Witness 9: Death of Bees / Philipp Mimkes (CBG Network, Germany) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
2.45am - 3.10pm Witness 10: Death of Bees / Graham White (Beekeeper, UK) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
3.10pm - 3.35pm Witness 11: Atrazine and Harassment Case - Dr. Tyrone Hayes (University of California, Berkeley, USA) Paige Tomaselli, Lawyer-Presentor
3.35pm - 4pm Witness 12: Obsolete Pesticide Dumps - Abou Thiam (PAN Africa, Senegal) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
4pm - 4.30pm BREAK
4.30pm - 4.55pm Witness 13: Child Labour Case (MV Foundation) - Mr Shankar (India) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
4.55pm - 5.20pm Witness 14: Child Labour Case (child) - Ashwini (India) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
5.20pm - 5.45pm Witness 15: Paraquat Poisoning - Nagama Raman (Pesticide Sprayer, Malaysia) Jobert Pahilga, Lawyer-Presentor
5.45pm - 5.55pm Cultural Presentation (10 mins) Spoorthi Kala Thanda

December 5, 2011 (Monday)

Time Activity In-charge
9.00am - 9.10am Resumption of the Session Upendra Baxi, Chair of the Tribunal
9.10am - 10.10am Technical Witness 3: Dr. Romeo Quijano (PAN Philippines) M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor
10.10am - 11.10am Technical Witness 4: Shalini Bhutani (Lawyer and Activist, India) M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor
11.10am - 11.55am The People's Submission Sarojeni Rengam
11.55am - 12.40pm Closing arguments M. Puravalen, Chief Prosecutor
PM Deliberation of the Members of the Jury

December 6, 2011 (Tuesday)

Time Activity In-charge
AM Deliberation of the Members of the Jury
3:30pm Presentation of the Verdict
Closing of PPT
Concluding Remarks from PAN and Local Organising Committee
Members of the Jury / PPT Secretariat