Over 100 guests will be attending, including Forum members, government observers, and United Nations and non-governmental organisation representatives. Forum members share expertise, training and development and can respond to requests from other national institutions to investigate violations of human rights. The New Zealand Human Rights Commission is the Forum s Co-ordinator. The Forum is allocated special funding from the Australian and New Zealand governments. This year s Forum will also include the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council of Jurists of the Asia Pacific Forum, a specialist advisory body to provide guidance to the Forum and its member institutions.
Further information is available for journalists who wish to attend the meetings.
Sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday will be open to the media. An itinerary of events can be faxed or sent via email upon request.