Door opens at 8:30h

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9:00h
Start of the tribunal

Welcome by Lukas Straumann, Bruno Manser Fonds

Opening of the tribunal by Kaspar Müller, President of the Rainforest Tribunal
Presentation of the jury and the rules of the Tribunal

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9:30h
First session with examination of witnesses
Deforestation, climate and biodiversity

Witness 1: Claude Martin, biologist and former Director General of WWF International; member of the Club of Rome

Witness 2: Robin Hanbury-Tenison, explorer and president of Survival International

Witness 3: Ida Theilade, biologist and professor at the University of Copenhagen, Chair of IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs)

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Coffee break 10:15h to 10:45h

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10:45h
Second session with examination of witnesses
Indigenous Peoples' resistance to deforestation

Witness 1: Unga Paren, headman of the Penan community Long Bangan, Sarawak, participant of the Penan World Tour 1990

Witness 2: Mutang Tuo, Penan activist and participant of the Penan World Tour 1990

Witness 3: Mutang Urud, human rights and environmental activist from Sarawak, author of a Kelabit dictionary, Montreal

Witness 4: Komeok Joe, CEO of the Penan self-help organisation Keruan, Long Kerong, Sarawak

Witness 5: Jerald Joseph, former member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission SUHAKAM

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Lunch break with stand-up lunch 12:15h to 13:15h

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13:15h
Third session with examination of witnesses
The economics of deforestation

Witness 1: Willie Kajan, Tering / Berawan land rights activist, Miri, Sarawak

Witness 2: See Chee How, land rights lawyer and member of the DUN (Sarawak State Assembly), Kuching

Witness 3: Clare Rewcastle, journalist and editor Sarawak Report, London

Witness 4: Bruce Searby, lawyer and former federal prosecutor, Washington DC

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14:45
Fourth session with examination of witnesses
Indigenous Peoples' demands for the future

Witness 1: Elizabeth Ballang, Penan activist, Miri, Sarawak

Witness 2: Dayang Ukau, Penan activist, Mulu, Sarawak

Witness 3: Roland Engan, land rights lawyer, Miri, Sarawak

Witness 4: Celine Lim, Managing Director of SAVE Rivers, Miri, Sarawak

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Coffee break / Jury deliberation from 15:45h to 16:30h

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16:30h
Observations, deliberations and comments of the jury

Chairperson of the Jury: Cynthia Gabriel, The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), Kuala Lumpur

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17:00h
Closing remarks by the President of the Tribunal