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Bar Council Human Rights Debate 2008
9-12 December 2008

“UDHR @ 60 and still not all is right”

This year, in conjunction with Human Rights Day on the 10th of December 2008 and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, the Bar Council Human Rights Committee has decided that we need not walk. We should talk. We will be organizing a unique ‘Human Rights Debate’ tournament which seeks to attract participants from universities and schools, as well as members of the public to debate on the theme “UDHR @ 60 and still not all is right”. The Debate preliminary rounds will be held in KDU College (Petaling Jaya Campus).

The key objective of the tournament is to promote human rights awareness in our country. We seek to attract more than 300 debaters from around the world. We hope that the Debate will help bridge ethnic, linguistic and cultural gaps to foster respect and understanding on various rights-related issues in the country. It should also be the preferred platform for the discussion of international and national policies.

The Debate will take the form of the British Parliamentary style where there will be 2 debaters on each team with opening and closing arguments by the “Government” and opening and closing arguments by the “Opposition”. Each debater is allocated 7 minutes. There will be 5 preliminary rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the grand final.

Participants may participate in this Debate either as debaters or adjudicators, or alternatively, in the Public Speaking Competition. Attractive prizes await the winners.

If you are interested, kindly contact us through e-mail at hrdebate08@malaysianbar.org.my or call Khaizan Sharizad at 019-695 8939 or Chin Oy Sim at 03-2031 6367.

Please fill in and return the respective registration forms by 28 November 2008 .

We trust that you will join in our celebration of Human Rights Day by participating. Alternatively, you may wish to support the event and the work of the Bar Council Human Rights Committee by providing sponsorship and making donations respectively.

The applicable fees in respect of the Debate Tournament and Public Speaking Competition are as follows:

I. Debate Tournament

For participants

RM250 per person (for debater)
RM250 per person (for adjudicator)
RM250 per person (for officer/ observer)
(Fee includes food and hotel accommodation)

Every team must have 2 debaters and 1 adjudicator. (For participating institutions, the maximum number of teams permitted is 5 per institution)

For ‘Stay At Home’ participants

RM180 per person (for debater)
RM180 per person (for adjudicator)
RM180 per person (for officer/observer)
(Fee includes food)

Every team must have 2 debaters and 1 adjudicator. (For participating institutions, the maximum number of teams permitted is 5 per institution)

II. Public Speaking Competition
RM50 per person

(Fee includes food)

Registration Process

Kindly send to us via wire transfer the requisite fee(s) by 30 October 2008, details of which are as follows:

Bar Council
HSBC, No 2, Leboh Ampang, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Account No: 301-022166-001
SWIFT Code No: HBMBMYKL
(Please pay all bank charges so that the Bar Council receives the full amount of the fees.)

Alternatively, send your cheque(s) made in favor of the ‘Bar Council’ to us.

After transferring or sending your fee, e-mail us at hrdebate08@malaysianbar.org.my, and tell us your name, institution, and the amount of money you transferred/sent.

Attach a copy of the transfer slip/cheque and the registration form to the e-mail you sent. We will not cover transaction costs.