Opening Ceremony

Welcome speech and opening of the conference by Barbara Prammer, President of the Austrian National Assembly

Introductory remarks by Anton Gaál, acting Chairman of the Austrian Parliamentary Commission for the Armed Forces

Welcoming remarks by Theodor H. Winkler, Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

Welcoming remarks by Reinhold Robbe, German Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces

Welcoming remarks by Mag. Norbert Darabos, Austrian Minister of Defence and Sports

Welcoming remarks by Dr. Michael Spindelegger, the Austrian Minister for European and International Affairs

Welcoming remarks by General Mag. Edmund Entacher, CHODS of the Austrian Army

Panel discussions on the human rights of armed forces personnel

Introductory presentation: Citizens in uniform? The human rights of armed forces personnel in comparative perspective

Panel 1: The rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly  of armed forces personnel

   Belgium

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Panel 2: Managing diversity in the armed forces: gender; sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion

   Lithuania

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Panel 3: Role of ombudsman institutions in promoting and protecting the human rights of armed forces personnel

   Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, France